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Emma Lee is an inspiring, perfect and fictional young woman. A direct descendant, perhaps, of a First Family of Virginia and America's Southland. Let's say, General Robert E. Lee. A respectable southern belle.
Divinely beautiful and wonderful in the eyes of a hopelessly smitten young man by whom she is adored and who pines for her. In spirit, mind, emotion and body. For him, she is seemingly unattainable as he is driven by his unquenchable thirst and hunger for her. Though with purity of heart and the best of intentions. Which is to say: "Marriage".
Any similarities seen between the poetic Emma Lee and any other actual young woman, either living or dead, is purely coincidental.
This poem also provides an alternate rhyming arrangement to suggest how, like "Katie Anne", another young woman's name might be make to fit the rest of the poem.
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Submitted: Nov 25, 2006
Reads: 509
Comments: 49
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EMMA LEE
By E. J. T. BRADLEY
Wonderful !
As Is She !
How Perfect Can
One Woman Be ?
Beautiful ! Beyond Belief.
Only She, Could Cause
Such Grief !
Stole My Heart. Like A Thief.
Time Or Day,
Cannot Be Told.
When Away,
My Heart She Stole.
Emotions Strong
Besiege My Soul,
Inspiring Song
And Passion’s Goal.
If My Kiss,
Would She Permit.
Could I Choose Where
First To Place It?
Nectar Sweet,
Would Taste Adore.
Awaits Me At
Her Every Pore.
Now Must Wait
Another Day,
To Know Her
Flavor And Bouquet.
Feminine !
Womanly !
Most Divine !
Emma Lee !
Copyright © Edward J. Bradley 2006
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Comments:
nice poem
Posted: Dec 10, 2006
I followed your poem from beginning to end and one thing that struck me was that i did not get bored.It is so unlike my work that i am tempted to change style,its so simple yet complex.I think you'll inspire alot of ue less technical poets.
Posted: Jan 19, 2007
I loved this!So well written and kept me amused.Well Done!
Posted: Mar 4, 2007
Ed, I think men (in general) could take your poem and just add their own lady love's name at the end and it would be just as sweet and romantic. Lovely work.
Annie
Posted: Apr 27, 2007
Ha, I found myself laughing through this. Don't take that the wrong way, it's just I could relate to the poem. Everyone feels as if the most beautiful are the biggest heartbreakers. I thought it was wonderfully written!
Posted: Jun 30, 2007
Read Emma Lee with great pleasure. Its simplicity is perfect, and conjures up an antipodean southern belle. Shades of Scarlett O`Hara, or would it be the sweet Melanie? Will try and read as much as I can of your work. Thanks for the pleasureable experience.
Xantippe
Posted: Oct 5, 2007
a wonderful poem ED
Posted: Oct 6, 2007
Another fine read of your work, Ed. Enjoyed this one especially. Your choice of words such as "to know her flavor and bouquet" are perfection in my book! Have another "wonder-full" day!................Jerry
Posted: Oct 18, 2007
I thought this a very lovely and respectfully sexual poem. I liked this very much. It was very well written. I wish you well and God Bless. Lisa
Posted: Oct 30, 2007
A very well written and pretty poem. :)
Posted: Nov 2, 2007
A wonderful testament to love. He's definitely smitten. Liked the cadence and the rhyme scheme. Very well-written, this flows beautifully from beginning to end.
Posted: Nov 8, 2007
Lionheart
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My style is very different from yours. I write what i feel and let it be. Only a few times have i actually gone back to my work to change anything. Your work is great because you work on the rhythm and flow. When i read Katie Anne(oops, think i already forgot the name :/) i thought of a well educated successful woman. In this one, i imagined a more physical beauty than psychologically. Was it the picture? or the name? i dont know, but i i know this had a sudden change in comparison, but i guess its to do with it suiting an individuals mind. So we could place our love instead and respond with our own unique reaction.
You have a way with words, my words are more sad. Your raise positive thoughts no matter what topic it is on. Even if it is a negative event, at least you show humour. This piece did a lot for me. I had a small epiphany on the individualism of one person to another, and how well we can live in harmony.
:D
A delightful read, you always have me thinking... thats my response/reaction.
Posted: Dec 15, 2007
I like the unexpected style of your poem almost a ballad. It made me laugh and envision a romance novel-- possibly of the same name. Being from Kentucky originally and now living in Virginia, your words conjure up many a Southern Belle.
Posted: Dec 28, 2007
Ed,
She sounds quite something. Good descriptions.
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
Great peom, brings back memories. Flows perfectly.
Posted: Mar 24, 2008
This is very good Ed, 72 thumbs up. Please read more mine.
Posted: Apr 11, 2008
I know your pain. The poem sums up all of my collisions with heartache. Good job.
Posted: Apr 26, 2008
So much whimsy in one poem. I loved it.
Evelyn
Posted: May 1, 2008
She should be the girl of every man's dream. Wonderfully described! I just love this poem!
Posted: May 7, 2008
It's VERY bold. I usually don't like bold poetry (as in poetry that leaps out and wants to hit you in the face) but this was very well done. :)
Posted: May 9, 2008
nice poem dude. i like it alot! it reminds me a little of some of E.A. Poe's poems. Especially his earlier romantic poems. the way you described her made her sound stunning. great job Ed.
Posted: May 12, 2008
This is a wonderful poem. I like it very much.
Posted: May 14, 2008
I like the structure of each stanza...such metrical form and rhythmic lines...:-)
Posted: May 22, 2008
Nice Poem! Kept me entertained until the last word, emma lee. Was wondering if emma lee is a real person.
Posted: May 27, 2008
aw, lovely. The rhyme scheme keeps it nice and light- it made me smile. Good poem.
Much love
Ash
Posted: Jun 7, 2008
reallly good. poem. you describe what she has done very well. =)
~Lemon
Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Enjoyed very much, put a smile on my face. "only she, could cause such grief!"
Posted: Jun 25, 2008
Awwww.....this poem is sweet........
Posted: Jul 4, 2008
Wow, that was really good. Short and sweet and to the point. I really liked it and I like how you can read it through and get a feeling from it but then look even closer and get an even deeper feeling. It's awesome!!! Good job.
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
I got EMMA in my life. The poems simply defines the same feelings i have. Simply and direct. I love it.
I learn something out of it.
WOOWOOOOOO!
Posted: Jul 11, 2008
THIS HAS ABSOLUTLY NOTHIN TO DO WITH THE POEM.
HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS PLACE LIKE CANCLE MY ACCOUNT??
AN I DID ENJOY THE POEM...
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
thats awesome!! very good job!!
Posted: Aug 14, 2008
that is a very good poem. You have a wonderfully unique way of writing. I enjoy reading your poems! keep writing! =D
Posted: Sep 13, 2008
I think it's beautiful because it describes your feelings and emotions, "do I dare kiss thee so fare". I am a romantic fool and the way you describe the woman is so deep and so personal. Awesome, I love it. Thanks for sharing your beautiful writing. Please take a look at my son's short story "Hom's Silver Band" JAlvarado.
Posted: Sep 25, 2008
Nice one. Actually, Emma Lee seems to have certain similarities to the main female character in my novel!
Posted: Sep 25, 2008
We all need to find our Emma lee. :). This is a really nice sounding poem if read alive, but read to quickly and its ruined, Do you know what i mean? I like the line "Stole My Heart. Like A Thief.".
Posted: Sep 26, 2008
Very well written - very amusing
Posted: Sep 26, 2008
well if she is pink and breathing.........:-)
Posted: Sep 26, 2008
This is truly a lovely poem. I could be this woman,
this adored, loved woman...I shall not take these words
lightly ever again. What an eye opener for this lucky
loved woman who maintains every word a joke.
Thank You for this glorious, delightful, thoughtful,
deeply felt poem. Kindest Regards. Manyfacets
Posted: Sep 26, 2008
Nice work well written and entertaining what more could one ask for?
Posted: Sep 27, 2008
Hello Ed, It's been awhile. I really, really, lied this poem. "I felt drunken with her beauty". Yes, very, very, nice indeed!
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
Ooops! Sorry Ed! Typo! I meant liked not lied!
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
Anastasia Starlena
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This is a beautifully written poem. Truly entertaining. I liked it.
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
Fantastic.
Truly inspiring and a lovely read. Something i would sip my tea with for sure.
Posted: Oct 3, 2008
I enjoyed your poem. Peace Love Harmony and God Bless. From nobody to many someone to few nos482. :-)
Posted: Nov 28, 2008
Alexandablackman
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That Emma Lee was breath taking!
JUst as your well put words.
Loved it!
Posted: Dec 11, 2008
very enjoyable = )
Posted: Dec 20, 2008
This was amazingly entertaining, you have a unique style that makes for an interesting read all the way through.
Posted: Dec 23, 2008
Hi EdwardJBradleySr,
Speaking from my own perspective as a guy who thinks women are the spice of life, that was a fantastic poem!
-Snobol4
Posted: Jan 8, 2009
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