Poetry by Ed Coet:
December 11, 2007 by alonetogetheronline
Ed Coet is a retired US Army officer, a professional educator, and a widely published freelance writer and poet. Ed has had numerous articles published on a variety of topics. Ed’s short stories, David’s Angel, Big Bertha, and Simon and Papa John were published in the popular EzineBewildering Stories and in Author’s Den.com. Big Bertha was also published in Scribal Tales magazine. Ed Coet’s poems have been published in Purple Dream Ezine, Solder Works magazine, Children, Churches & Daddies magazine, Scars publication, Steller Showcase Journal, Both Sides Now Journal, Because We Write magazine, Lost Beat Poetry Journal, Cynic magazine, Fullosia Press, Blue Fog Poetry Journal, Poetic Diversity magazine, Author’s Den Ezine, The Huffington Post, Raven Publishing, Inc., Muscadine Lines, A Southern Journal, Namaste Fiji – The International Anthology of Poetry, The “Breaking Silences” Book Collection, and “We the Poet’s” 2007
ADDICT
Petty and ephemeral is the addict
lost in inner space and
devoid of rationality.
A cognitive aberration with listless core;
A captive to lifeless substance.
A begging petitioner of undeserved pity;
wholly blameful for a schism with
all who matter.
A renegade from normality; woefully
Ignominious - a trite revulsion.
A perpetual thief to even kin is this
slug of slight substance.
A ruinous parasite to all, including self.
Such is the essence, the very soul of the addict
unless he rejuvenate and change.
Copyright: Ed Coet
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TOUCH
Can I touch you?
Can I clasp you hand and kiss you fingers?
May I stoke your hair and bring you close?
Will you allow my titillating embrace?
May I touch you?
Can you feel me?
Can you feel my heartbeat, my rapid pulse?
The sensual heartfelt joy I extend to you?
The deep rapturous warmth of my whole being?
Can you feel me?
Do you know me?
Do you understand who I am, the core of my essence?
How much I desire, want, and need you?
How deeply I love you, almost to spiritual depth.
Do you know me?
Can I touch you?
May I please reach for you and bring you close?
Will you allow my gentle romantic embrace?
A passionate arousing caress? My tender kiss?
May I touch you?
Copyright: Ed Coet
All rights reserved.
Ed Coet is truly a gentlemen and a fine poet. I’m happy to see him here on “Alone Together.” Ed’s work “Stressed” can be viewed at: http://atendertouch.blogspot.com/
Michael Lee Johnson, Poet, Publisher.
Thank you kind sir, fellow poet, and new friend. I very much appreciate your comment.
Best wishes,
ED COET
P.S. Incidently, I finshed my first book of poetry, about 53 poems (as yet unpublihsed). I’m looking for a publisher. All the poetry in my book are previoulsy published works. Many of them have been published several times and some are award winners. So, they are all tried and tested which I think makes them a good publication risk. I of course own the copyright to all of them. Do you have any ideas on who might be interested in publishing my first poetry booK? I’m not interested in a vanity press. Any ideas?