{"product_id":"9781620355565","title":"Songs of Flesh, Songs of Spirit: Nearly Tantric Poems of God, Sex, and Anything Else","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this selection of poetry and short prose, Mark Shepard shares with you his twin obsessions with God and sex -- often in the same piece. Perhaps not since Solomon's Song of Songs have the lofty and the worldly been so entwined, like two lovers struggling toward communion. Humor, insight, reverence, sensuality, a penchant for austerity, and a gift of delight -- you'll find them all in \"Songs of Flesh, Songs of Spirit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard's poetry has appeared in such illustrious journals as Pegasus, Fountainhead, and The New Potato Caboose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful sparks in all kind of directions. Not the stylistic consistency that one sees in book-a-year poets, but more honesty, and a fine intensity.\" -- Rod Willmot, poetry editor, Black Moss Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoem for Lew \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTell me something . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou scream for my ****, but . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are destroyed . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisciple \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the click of a boot heel . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Am a Searcher Among Stones \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWet Dream \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, I love you . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBed-Hopping \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Look!\" she cried . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLotus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircle Dance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGopi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoulmate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGOPI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Note: A gopi is one of the cowmaid lovers of Krishna. -- Mark]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast night my Lord came to me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had lain many nights waiting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehoping His favor would find me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethere in the dark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen He came, He came in silence -- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI did not hear Him enter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edid not see Him till He stood by my bed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI gave a small cry, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut He reached out His hand to quiet me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto soothe me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen He slid beneath the covers, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand my arms received Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have not been known as a passive lover, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyet, feeling the weight of this man upon me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wished only to lie and receive His strength. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hands were gentle, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis fingers sensitive, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand His touch, wherever it fell, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emade me feel my skin had come alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis mouth pressed my mouth, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand when I felt it on my neck and breasts, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emy body trembled in reply. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen He entered in, I begged for roughness-- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut He would have none of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlowly He moved, and smoothly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo my delight, I felt the fire building-- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto my surprise, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found the mild more forceful than the strong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI felt Him build within my swelling joy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand when He came, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI felt as if a light had flooded me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lord,\" I cried, \"my Lord.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I did not come with Him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLord help me, I could not. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven then, something held back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I had received His all, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe did not forget me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut gently stroked me \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand whispered pleasure in my ear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when I cried, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe comforted me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand told me not to mind, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand promised He would come again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shepard Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057052270832,"sku":"9781620355565","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620355565_p0.jpg?v=1763858497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620355565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}