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I want to create evanescent imaginings
until my fingertips drip crimson remembering’s
charcoal against canvas, unmet desire
words fading like inky shadows

until my fingertips drip crimson remembering’s
I want to trace the feel of you onto a blank page
words fading like inky shadows
the touch of your lips, a bitter parting

I want to trace the feel of you onto a blank page
charcoal against canvas, unmet desire
the touch of your lips, a bitter parting
I want to create evanescent imaginings
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I quite like this form too.  It is a new from for me to try! XD  That was one of my goals for this year; to try a bunch of new poetic forms, especially ones I just run into in such a beautiful way. This is a glorious poem, >_> although the bleeding fingers bit makes me wince a little.

I hate to admit it but I actually am a bit of a newcomer to writing poetry.  I have only really been doing it since early 2017.  Before that I kind of hated the restrictiveness.  It felt like putting a corset on speech.  I didn't get it. Then I discovered free verse. THAT I understood. It became less about restrictions and more about just elegant expression. Now I write far more poetry than prose. 

Somewhere along the way I finally  began to understand the gracefulness of those formerly hateful restrictions and I began to experiment with fixed forms.  So you see, I am just a fledgling poet.  You have just showed me a new trick!  I am going to mention you when I write my first one.  Thank you!