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Bonitaj
Member since May 31, 2009
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ENSCONSED
Satin hand in velvet glove
Belly to buttocks, bodies enfurled.
Touching lugano- like softest fuzz
Bodies infused,
By this sublime love.
She repeats each word, before it's said.
Internalized and well rehearsed
Silently whispering:
"I know you better,
than what's in my head".
Exalted in the nakedness of Being
abandoned in moments
Not wanton, but wanting
no more than this
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Spent feeling.
The merger of minds
The sharing of seeing
The ultimate way to give to Life
More Joy,
More meaning.
17 April,13
Bonitaj’s timeline
- May 2024
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30 ThuAnniversary
15 years of membership
- December 2019
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22 SunReceived a critique
on REMAINS OF THE DAY from @Peggedit
"Hello bonitaj Since I'm new to the site, just stumbled on your piece scrolling through. (The title drew me in). I liked the poem, the tone, tinged with sadness throughout and the unresolved, rhetorically posed question…" - May 2019
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30 ThuAnniversary
10 years of membership
- January 2015
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02 Fri
- May 2014
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30 FriAnniversary
5 years of membership
- October 2013
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27 SunReceived a critique
on WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME from @loved
"left unread the dictionary one would have to refer that's why I compose simple in words a kid can't dispose" - April 2013
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17 Wed
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15 MonPosted a poem
in for repairs
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14 Sun
- May 2010
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30 SunAnniversary
One year of membership
- April 2010
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03 SatCritique milestone
1,000 critiques given
- December 2009
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28 Mon
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11 FriPosting milestone
100 poems posted
- July 2009
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15 WedHighest posting month
July 2009 — 26 poems
- June 2009
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01 MonFirst critique offered
on "The chaos below the belt feeds my notions" by @send my roots rain
- May 2009
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31 SunFirst publication
ANOTHER ARROW TO THE HEART
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30 SatJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
Write poetry to stay emotionally connected! Used to teach English, hence my love for the poets! Love my life, but it aint always easy! About to sign up for a Masters in Psychology...
Location: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF
Favorite Poets
Too many to narrow down
but briefly :
AUDEN
T.S. ELIOT
DICKENSON
RILKE
THOREAU
RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many
especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation
and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)
Recent Work
ENSCONSED
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in for repairs
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NO LOVE FOR LOVE
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MOVED
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WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME
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Thought for the day (blog entry)
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN*
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Workshops
| Skill level: | ||||
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| Working With Titles | (syllabus) | Wading Pool, Splash Pool | Started 2012-01-30 | Concluded |
| More Meter | (syllabus) | Shark Pool, Plunge Pool | Started 2012-01-11 | Concluded |
| Critique Quickie | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2011-11-11 | Concluded |
| Deep analysis of poetry | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2011-08-01 | Concluded |
| Olympic Pool (initial workshop) | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2011-05-16 | Concluded |