BEN CONNOLLY in the PARIS COMMUNE

BEN CONNOLLY in the PARIS COMMUNE by Kenneth C. Crowe, will be available for free downloads from Kindle for the next five days, from Saturday (Nov. 2, 2019) through Wednesday (Nov. 6, 2019).

The novel was inspired by the exploits of war correspondent Januarius MacGahan, during the uprising by the Parisian working class, led by left wing intellectuals, in the spring of 1871.

Gen. Jaroslaw Dombrowski and Louise Michel are major figures in the novel, as in real life.

AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN, a poem

An independent woman

willing to experiment

wading into the lake without me

to skinny dip with another

feeling his slippery skin

sensuously magic

unforgettable forever

Then before her lips

turn blue wading ashore

where I doze in the sun

alone no longer

she with me

her memories with her

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FLESH to ASHES

         The photos of the woman

          I loved and still do

          are arrayed on a table

          by the bed we shared

          Her flesh has turned to ashes

          Her flesh in that bed

          was a silky warmth

          addictively wonderful

          nightly available until

          her flesh was turned to ashes

          My memory of her in life

          is welded in my consciousness

          Her talk, her touch, her presence

          living with me still, although

          her flesh has turned to ashes

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LASTING LOVE, a poem

          Infatuation is easy

          like whipped cream

          a sweet taste of love

          a joy to the senses

          a passing sensation

         

          Lust evolves into love

          a mysterious change

          a touch of magic

          making the ephemeral 

          an enduring connection

          Unless often nourished

          by sexual delight

          the flame of true love

          fades into a staid

          dull companionship  

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DANCING BLISS, a poem

She danced

on ice skates

on wooden floors

all smiles

all laughter

She was a vision

of graceful movement

the music was

her inspiration

to joyfully dance

On the stage

of her life

her performances

were a pleasure

to behold

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SIDE by SIDE, a poem

         To walk across

          that bridge again

          side by side

          in youthful love

          a sweet memory

          To sit on the bench

          by the flowing river

          side by side

          through the night

          a sweet memory

          To sleep the night

          in our lovers’ bed

          side by side

          through the years

          a sweet memory

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THE LOOK of LOVE, a poem

         

          The comfortable look

          of connubial bliss

          plays across her lovely face

          a familiar enticement

          to love again

          Her sweet eyes reflect

          my craving for her

          an unquenchable thirst

          echoing my desire

          to love again

          Can our intense love

          last beyond the flesh

          to break the limits

          of this mortal coil

          to love again

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