Quench Me
like dew on a rose
drenching me in affection-
fervor through my veins
intensity knows thy warmth
craving infatuation
like sand in a tide
creating ripples that tread-
longing for thy touch
my reverie shan’t run dry
quench me with shores of thy thirst
One or Two Tanka Contest
Rick Parise
December 18, 2017
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