Photo credit @rusticbones.
Icy water trickled across your skin,
forcing goosebumps to erupt
and tingles to wash over you.
A small grin spread across my lips,
and I dared your burning gaze
to let the world go and allow
yourself to be swept away.
© Sarah Doughty
For the #NovemberNotes challenge.
Hosted by myself and Rosema of A Reading Writer.
Today’s song is Paradise Circus by Massive Attack.
Sarah Doughty 
Dear Sarah, A remarkable piece of writing. You are at your best. Anand Bose from Kerala
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Ah, thank you so much! 😊
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This is awesome. Where do you find such perfect images?
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When I’ve written a piece, I just have an idea of what I’m going to look for. I have a list of photographers I have befriended and I know their styles well. So usually I know which photographer to look for. 😊
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Ah so I must add make friends with photographers to my to do list. Gotcha! Thank you!
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Haha, yes. I just reached out, said I liked their work, and wanted to know if I could share Usually they’re very willing as long as you credit them. 😊
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I’ll definitely add this to my to do list. Thank you!
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You’re welcome. 😊
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😊
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er. ❤ ❤ ❤ sensual at its sweetest!!!
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Lol. Thanks, love. 😊
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awww. you’re welcome! ❤ ❤ ❤
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contrast between “icy water” and “burning gaze” nice. reminds me of the paradox of divesting your clothes in the final throes of hypothermia.
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In a sense yes. 😊😊
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Love this! Really wakes up the senses 🙂 Blessings, Harula xx
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Oh, thank you! 😊
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Oh the chills. Keep up the amazing work! ^_^
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Thank you so much! 😊 😊
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Welcome! 😀
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One of things I love the most about these types of short pieces is how evocative the language is while still maintaining mystery and ambiguity. I love to be intrigued at the end of a piece.
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Oh, thank you so much!
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So intense! I love this ☺
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Aw! Thank you! 😊
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Loved this so much!
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Aw! Thank you!
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You are so welcome
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Very vivid imageries!
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Thank you!
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🙂
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This was lovely^^
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Aw thanks!
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I love the poem and i love all of the comments here….the interpretations are really blewing my mind..
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It’s always fun to see how people interpret these. 😊 😊
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site and commented:
By Sarah Doughty.
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This one intrigues me. There are at least two ways to interpret this: the MC is drowning someone and/or the MC is spying on someone bathing/swimming in a wild river
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Wow, I like those interpretations. I was actually envisioning it to be a more metaphorical or theoretical, sensual experience. 😊 😊 😊
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🙂
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Absolutely lovely!
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Aw thanks! 😊 😊
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ooh, love it!
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Aw thanks! 😊 😊
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Excellent Sarah 🙂
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Thank you!
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Thanks to problems with wordpress lately, I’ve lost the list of songs, I can’t seem to find them anywhere. Could you assist me in this? Thank you so mugh Sarah. Now I know what this one is, I’ll go ponder on it hehe
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Brrrr…. I love it 🙂
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Thank you! 😊 😊
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