Sometimes Ben comes home a little bit grumpy and rather tired
He forgets how much I long to be embraced and admired
I try to remember that work leaves Ben completely shattered
Therefore I may have to wait to be fawned over and flattered
Or….
If I curl my hair and rouge my lips
Use all those Cosmopolitan tips
Distracting Ben by acting flirty
Enticing him by talking dirty
Seductive stares with a sexy dance
Sweet perfume to leave him in a trance
Wearing nothing but thigh-highs and lace
Perhaps I can get Ben’s heart to race
So….
Bodies bare, seductive glare
Hungry kiss, I will be his
Pulce races, he embraces
I’m trembling, disassembling
Erotic touch, in his firm clutch
Safe secure, in his allure
Thirsty gaze, senses ablaze
Sheer delight, hearts in flight
Then…
Exhausted we collapse and linger in each other’s warm arms
Ben is smitten with me and I’m enchanted by all his charms
It’s not only seduction, desire, lust, passion and sex
True erotica is founded on something far more complex
For me it all starts with that look of surrender in his eyes
That’s when I know after all these years I still stir the same fires
There’s a mystic bond within, a flame that keeps on burning
Dependency on each other, a convoluted yearning
Two souls entwined, two hearts bound by an invisible tether
Freely using fanciful words like “always” and “forever”
Only one man in the whole universe can cause this effect
Benjamin O’Connor, the man I’ve come to love and respect
57 replies on “What Is Erotica?”
“There’s a mystic bond within,”… yes! ❤️ This is such a deeply passionate poem, Jenna. I believe intimacy has a lot to do with how much we understand the other person. That’s how we know “True erotica is founded on something far more complex.” Thank you so much for writing to the prompt ❤️
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Thanks Sanaa! ❤
I did want it to capture all aspects of a relationship.
I love Ben so much and we have the most gorgeous times in bed….but work, life, stress…we both know what it is to get tired. I wanted to weave in elements of what makes a relationship stick. It's not just the passion…there is something more profound that grows gradually like a tree's roots.
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Oh, you describe the intricacies and complexities of erotica and intimacy very well. This is beautiful, heartfelt, stirring and amazing. There is so much to pull back here in these layers of poetry, and with its beauty, it’s a combination of erotica and love. A very well-written piece!
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❤ Thank you for your kind words ❤
It's easy to be inspired by Ben. I am not a natural poet, but I enjoy the challenge.
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Yes, erotica and love, keeping the zing in coupling, yet with a naked authenticity, a brazen gentle sharing. The rhyming couplets slowed me down a bit, but it reminded me that this is primarily a love poem.
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Thank you Glenn.
In all honesty I did not have a plan when i started out writing this…but in the end I was pleased because I felt it did touch on several aspects of our relationship.
I love Ben deeply and I feel very secure in his love. But work makes him tired. I miss him when he is at work, and I get so excited about him walking through the door. But sometimes he is just quiet and moody. I have to decide if he needs his space, a good dinner, a nap….or if secretly he wants me to entice him and bring out the passionate lover within him.
He is a fully red blooded male, and with him I feel secure about the intimate side of our relationship. I know how much he enjoys intimacy and so I try to make it a joy for him…and it is always exciting.
But it always means so much that at the end of the day, at the end of the excitement….I get to sleep next to him being held tight in his arms and hearing his heart beat.
There is so much that makes up a relationship and means that just a look or a smile or a touch can communicate a lot.
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This is a tour de force of rhyming erotica Jenna. Well written.
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I am so drawn to rhyme Rob.
I am not the best poet, and normally when I attempt poetry it ends up more “slap & tickle”. So trying to use rhyme to capture excitement and emotion is a different ballgame.
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I love reading the passion and love in your verses. Writing from the heart is the best approach. This is my favorite part:
For me it all starts with that look of surrender in his eyes
That’s when I know after all these years I still stir the same fires
There’s a mystic bond within, a flame that keeps on burning
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Thank you Grace. I find a lot of inspiration from within.
I am so pleased I found the dVerse prompt. It was amazing to read the poems from the other bloggers. I felt I learnt a lot and came away with so much inspiration.
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This was more than erotica; this was a love story. Should all couples makes such efforts…
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Thank you Dale.
I do feel as if there are so many sides to our relationship. We were colleagues and then friends for years before we finally got our game on.
I could write so many pages about him…about us…and it would be a joyful experience to do so.
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Jenna I like how you expanded to the before and after and I really like the image you chose!
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Thank you ❤
I kind think that was my aim. I have this sexy beast of a boyfriend, but he is human. He gets tired. He gets grumpy. But he does love me. I know it.
So the whole game we play of putting aside the things that drag us down and coming together to give to each other, to share joy and closeness and comfort it is important. I dunno…I could write forever about how much we give to each other. It is something I value on every level. The earthy side to things, the sacred side to things. It's great to have clicked with someone on every level.
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p.s. the one at the end
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It’s damn sexy!
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Try it when you both come in moody and tired after work, and one of you has picked up the youngest from the crèche and the older ones from nursery school. It puts things in perspective, and it makes the quiet of the night so much more special 🙂
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I can get that.
We don’t feel ready to start a family. But I can imagine the tiredness levels would be off the scale.
Being there for each other when you battle tiredness and stress – it makes your partner even more special.
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It certainly does! And with small children around it takes you back to the furtive tactics you had to use when you were teenagers 🙂
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lol – I can imagine!
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kaykuala
A classic take Jenna! Where actions go along with the erotic words then there is a lot going for the couple’s relationship!
Hank
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You need both. Much as I love the steamy encounters between Ben and I, there is so much more than makes a relationship.
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So beautifully captures solid, lasting marital love … and rhymes too!
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I am still not allowed to use the M-word freely, but I would like to think we are heading that way. Ben is not against marriage (unlike some men I know) but he does seem to prefer to live life one day at a time.
Maybe if he keeps seeing other bloggers mentioning it in the comments, he might take the hint that he really should put a ring on it!
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The beauty of this lies in the depth of contentment from sharing an intimate moment with someone so deeply loved.
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Thank you ❤
I think its all the other layers to our relationship that make the erotic side even more exciting and meaningful.
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I love how you describe the act of sex first and only afterward come to the deeper aspect of what love is…
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Thanks Bjorn. I think the moments before and after and the rest of our lives together, all play a part in sex and sex plays a part in why we look after each other every day. There are so many layers to a relationship and we try to put effort into making it work.
Ben is awesome. I am very happy with him.
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Wow 🤩.
Girl this was definitely so good
Love 💕 it
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❤ Thank you ❤
I was pleased with this because when I started I did not know what I had in mind. But the more I wrote, the more exciting it became.
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Ooh maan.
If definitely excites me to read.. wishing I could experience it with you
Or as well as you
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lol – I thought you meant you wanted a piece of Ben 🙂
You sound like one hell of a sexy lady. I am sure you have tasted true erotica and have it many times over ahead of you!
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Haha 😂
Ooh my goodness..
I’m sure you wouldn’t want to share..
Girl I’m just as envious as ever .. that’s all
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You have had some exciting relationships thought. I can tell you are quite the adventurous lustrous sexy lady!
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Haha 😂
You are just too kind..
And thanks 😊 for the smile 😃.. you put on my face
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I so love this connection you and Ben share
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We both waited a long time to find someone who ticked lots of boxes.
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Wow 🤩
Love how you see this ..
And love the phrase you used..
I’m happy 😃 that you found this most wonderful connection
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❤ Thank you ❤
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Haaa..
I guess I’m just a hasbeen..
I do have my share of erotic escapades..
I guess I’m just having a hard time dealing with the fact that I lost my mojo …
And grieving my loss…
So I hang on with dear life to something or someone like..
My emotional affair
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Live as if you will be 21 next week!
But hey 2020 everyone has lost their mojo.
I honestly think that for many of us what we want in a relationship may have changed during the course of this year. There are always going to be the bad boys and the temptresses…but I think that in times of stress, more and more people want comfort, belonging, a relief from their stresses, refreshment. I don’t think they want anything that feels like hard work, that becomes burdensome or demanding.
That’s just my take on people….I am kinda interested in psychology.
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Sweet girl…
Nothing like that..
I just got older..
and with aging comes so many changes..
Looks.. no longer the same..
Energy level drops
Stop being able to command much..
It’s accepting that’s the hardest part
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There are some very cute older guys though…who have a very healthy interest in sex.
My Ben has just got up…and I am going to serve him some dinner – nothing exciting – just a casserole. So I will say goodnight to you for now lovely lady ❤
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Aaah 😌
Thank you for the suggestions
But you just go take of the most amazing 😉 man 👨 of yours..
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Wow Jenna – intensity in a simple looking verse – you really have a skill … and that man’s a keeper! Very erotic & loving relationship described in the poetry format! Respect
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Thanks Posy!
It’s funny, I saw the prompt theme for d’Verse was erotica and I knew I had to do something, but had a mind blank. But once I had put together a couple of lines in this poem and worked out a rhythm the rest flowed out of me. I was really chuffed with it. So I tagged my poem to their prompt post and started looking at the poems from other bloggers. There were some incredible poems that made mine look pathetic.
But I am still pleased because I am not a natural poet, but I think I like the way you can create a fun poem with rhyme. It seems that this is my most popular post.
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I’m going to disagree with you about being a natural poet, you seem to have the criteria to me! It’s great to find a new outlet for your creativity.
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Blush! You’re real sweet Posy. But yes, it is something I am enjoying. I have friends who write and I think reading their work has gradually given me the appetite for it. The slap and tickle poetry is a surprise to me, but I find it fun.
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Do you follow Jupiter Grant? She writes great sexy poetry too.
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Hey Posy,
I have not come across Jupiter Grant before. I tried in search in Reader but it did not come up with anything. Do you have a link to Jupiter’s site?
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Oh let me assist! https://t.co/JSnlwv2PT5?amp=1 Jupiters Lair
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Clever girl! My glasses are all steamed up after reading this.
Where did all this steamy content come from?
I have learnt a lot about you two that will not be a constant cause for pulling your leg – you do realize that!!!
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Ha! Well, I know a lit about you Netty-noo!!!
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Oh Netty-noo, please don’t read any of the posts that say they are for adults only. I won’t be able to look you in the eye.
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Jenna dear, I think this is why it was a good idea for me to set up a site of my own. Don’t forget Aunt Netta is monitoring.
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Very sexy. love this!
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