come fly with me in sweet shop dreams ..

from emma joy..

come fly with me in sweet-shop dreams

throw caution’s doubt into the wind,

laugh your face to pleasured lines,

come board my plain an' simple need..

let thermal toffee pleasures find -

see there, the flushed horizon glow

with coconut clouds

caressing low;

oh you with frown.. yes, you

with doubts

within your mind,

let rich selection power your wings

an' doubting heart all freedom find

with daring foil-wrapped

do or die..

 

no liquorice threads,

no brittle feel

but more

a rich confectioned place,

brim-filled with honey-almond taste

an' choc'late coated rich-ripe sips,

to lie upon your man-full lips,

they dipped

with sizzling sherbet buzz

to soon electrify a place

wherein the soar of sugary flow

must higher fly, then higher go..

for when descent is made divine

centres left must just be mine -

in sweet-shop dreams!

Reviews

[FlaLover]

Brilliant!
I love the sweet scene.
Definitely made me smile...and a little hungry!

[emmajoygreen]

I'd forgotten about this poem! Many, many thanks for your review.. and hope you've had some nibbles by now! Take great care of you, please very much. .

[Pete]

sure beats standing in line at british air! a botox smile injection. woke me up as my day winds down. maybe i;ll sleep better tonight with high-calorie, poetic dreams. thanks.

[emmajoygreen]

y o u' re welcome!

[Vol]

EmmaJoy!
You have been sneaking around in the favorite corners of my mind... So rich, so mouth watering, so enticing, so EROTIC!!! This one sings!

[Coyote Poetry]

I adore the sweet shops. Here in Michigan. We have the Cider mills. They offer fresh donuts, cider, ice cream and honey. Grandchildren enjoy. I like Monterey. They had a pier. 10 candy shops. Best caramel apples anywhere. I enjoyed the poetry. You took me back to good memories. Thank you dear Emma for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[emmajoygreen]

Hello! I do love it when a kind reviewer is brought back memories by way of some of my words! Your Cider mills read like a magic place - something for everyone! Take care of yourself.. bestest wishes to you and your family of hundreds, sir!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Emma. I hope you are doing well. Having some fun and enjoying the days of October.

[Kate AKS]

In your poem from sweet-shop is created a magical landscape of fairy tales.

There is the fascination of childhood and an understanding of adult to make all lighter and more playful, less boring.

It brings feeling of little feast, the main reason why we need to visit sweet-shop on rainy and sunny days.

[emmajoygreen]

Your third phrase is like a free entrance into a magical landscape - such kind words and a nudge to go fly find them! We should remember the child inside of us.. never forget it.. keep young at heart and feet - the first to keep us going on the second! Thank you so very much. Need come visit and will..

[Lydia Shutter]

" sweet-shop dreams "....such a lovely innocence to that line! If only love were foil-wrapped and we could choose the sort we wanted from the shelf in a candy store! There is such a fun thread here....the imagery is delicious! Why stop? No descent is necessary! :) Lydi***

[emmajoygreen]

How true: 'If only love were foil-wrapped and we could choose the sort we wanted from the shelf in a candy store!' Better the fondants than the one with the hard centres!! Naughty me: they all have something somewhere, just have to remember that sometimes a little extra sugar would have helped.

More importantly, Lydi, I truly hope life is better for you. You know where I am if you want to share some of the top layer Hug and smiles.

[Lydia Shutter]

Laughing here. You naughty girl! 🤪

[emmajoygreen]

Oh dear, trying not to smile but.. is better than crying and have done enough of that. Am waiting for a happy tomorrow, which is here already, holding its breath! You and I shared a laugh, tis good, yes?

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes of course!

[emmajoygreen]

We've often shared a laugh over the years - friendship is so precious..

[SkinlessFrank]

My problem with sugar highs is the come down, hard and fast. Your poem makes me wonder how I can render the descent "devine".

[emmajoygreen]

Many thanks for a fun review... but suggestion:
one box of chocolates, two bars of Mars plus the liquorice all sorts are far too many. One Twix is more than enough!

[G Wade]

I know very little of poetry or poets aside from a love of Dylan Thomas (I am Welsh so I guess I have to) and Frank O'Hara but I will do my best.

Your poem appears to be a whimsical and imaginative journey through a fantastical world of sweets and dreams. The imagery is vivid and playful, invoking a sense of indulgence and fantasy. The references to “thermal toffee pleasures,” “coconut clouds,” and “choc'late coated rich-ripe sips” create a rich sensory experience, effectively immersing the reader in a sweet, dream-like world. The theme seems to revolve around escape and delight, using the metaphor of a sweet shop to explore these ideas.

It is light-hearted and inviting, with an air of whimsical adventure. The lack of strict meter or rhyme scheme allows for a more fluid expression with the dream-like quality. The language is rich with confectionery metaphors and playful expressions, “sizzling sherbet buzz” and “electrify a place” convey a sense of sensory overload and excitement. It has a sense of wonder and delight, a celebration of indulgence and freedom, using the metaphor of a sweet shop to explore these themes in an interesting way.

[emmajoygreen]

What an incredibly visual rview - tis better that my post! Guess I became somewhat indulgent as time passed, scribbling that poem! Pictures came to mind as with your, ' a sense of sensory overload and excitement. It has a sense of wonder and delight, a celebration of indulgence and freedom, using the metaphor of a sweet shop to explore these themes in an interesting way' - it's how it goes.

[Lore Keeper]

If I had diabetes I would pass out over the confectionery imagery, but I’ll have to settle for nearly drooling on the imaginary candy shelves. Very well done, quite the playful piece.

[emmajoygreen]

Meant it to be playful,meant to compensate for the oft tearful streams and/or the roars from between the lines! Plus this poem is my weekend's confession: I plead guilty for buying what is always at the front of the shop counter.. it has to be there for a reason! Thank you three times at least, Lore Keeper.. hope you are happy and well.

[Lore Keeper]

Yes and yes to happy and well, though tired and tired of certain things but that’s neither here nor there. Keep up the good work.

[emmajoygreen]

So sorry to read you're not feeling happy about 'certain things' - life can be so difficult at times. Am here if ever needed. Let's share a smile! :))))

[Simone Davis]

I really love this poem, I take from this how the world is full of magically glowing things like a magpie attracted to anything shiny, but doubt plagues us, everywhere we go, and we need to find that strength to take us to those magnificent places....Thankyou I really needed to hear this today x

[emmajoygreen]

There has to be a few words that make one lick lips and fly off and away to Never Neverland.. well, I tried! Feel free to mind-bathe in sweeties all weekend, please. Many thank yous wrapped around each and every one of them ! :)