He

He rhymes with ‘she’ ‘free’ and ‘be’
He is silent and then he speaks
He excites and he provokes
He is energetic, he is assertive, he is driven
He is magnificent!
He is intellectually and emotionally alive
He is articulate and expressive
He is mysterious and he captivates
He sees – he believes
He is primal and earthy
He is erudite and aware
He is generous
He is pleasure
He is pain
He is virile and he is masculine
He is vulnerable and he is strong
He is wild
He is sensual and social
He blows my mind
He has charisma
He is a king and a knight
He cries
He creates beauty…he is beautiful
He loves without pause
He sees life from and through his own eyes
He is agile, adept and engaged
He is poetic…he is wise
He has a creative imagination
He is passionate…he is whole
He is colour…he is heartbeat…he is ocean
He is the sun – wind – rain
He questions
He challenges
He is spiritual
He heals
He is an alchemist
He is heart
He seeks and he finds
He is a feeling mind
He is kind
He is Man.

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  • kamel

    kamel

    he he ah

  • Anthea Slade replied

    :) I like your comment kamel.

  • Renate  Dartois

    Renate Dartois

    So wonderful Anthea you are an amazing writer of poertry.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh thank you so much my friend Renate. I love writing and art and have always longed to bring them together. I truly appreciate your beautiful words.

  • Roz McQuillan

    Roz McQuillan

    Wonderful words, Anthea!!! You are such a poet!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh thank you so much my dear friend Roz. I am glad you like my poem my friend. So nice to hear from you. How have you been?

  • kamel

    kamel

    It’s nice poem you know in this times where a lot of them are so and so
    my comment was a comment of my not good day

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Thanks Kamel I am glad you like my poem. I understood where you were. I hope you are having a good day today :) Take care.

  • Mark Ramstead

    Mark Ramstead

    More than clever, it shows me you are wiser than ever.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh thank you mark for your poetic response to man…you made me smile :)

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar

    Oh, I love this!!! It is absolutely beautiful and so true of so many men…and to those who don’t
    fit this poem…shame on them!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxooxoxox

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Dear Sally thank you for your wonderful comment on He…you inspired me to put this poem into the Sisterhood with your wonderful poem about men that I read this morning. Yes there are some men like in He out there and they are really beautiful :):)

  • Delphine de Noire

    Delphine de Noire

    This is a Beautiful and Magnificent portrayal of the Masculine Spirit…

    Mx

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh yes and what a beautiful spirit it is…I love your comments so much Medusa. They are joy to read.

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    wow
    this is mountain among a hill of poems

    very beautiful and straight in to my favorites

    much love
    shoaib

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Yes ‘He’ is a mountain among hills…I just love your metaphor here my friend. A true poet…even your comments are poetry to me.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Also thank you for the favourite of He.

  • MistressZombie

    MistressZombie

    It are the ’’Hes’’ like this that give me hope in men… and prevents me from hating males.
    Beautiful Ms. Slade. You are so passionate. It just sweats off you!!!!!!!!!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Am glad to hear that ‘He’ give you hope in men because there are men like ‘He’ out there…as there are beautiful She’s like you MistressZombie…I love your gorgeous comment and thank you for favourite.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Here is the partner to ‘He’ for you MistressZombie…I hope you enjoy :)

    She rhymes with ‘he’ ‘tree’ and ‘me’
    She is real and she is raw
    She is beauty at the core
    She is courtesan, amazon, madonna and mother
    She is throughout history considered ‘other’
    She hurts but her heart stays open
    She is instinct – she is knowledge
    She nurtures by heart
    She is sensitive
    She is sensual and she is smart
    She is loving from the start
    She is soft – she is strong
    She knows but still she powers on
    She comes in all shapes, sizes and colours
    She is delicate, fragile and playful
    She loves her inner child
    She mothers her children
    She is sexual and she is courageous
    She is red, pink and blue
    She is resiliant
    She breaks and puts herself back together
    She is apple pear or hour glass
    She has curves and she is deep
    She has lips nose eyes
    She has legs, breasts and more
    She likes a room of her own
    She craves to connect…be valued and seen
    She has a voice and likes to speak
    She is layered and she is mystery
    She likes to take time to know you
    She is more then what you see
    She is grace under pressure
    She loves to sing, dance, cry and be free
    She loves to love and be loved in return
    She is passionate and she likes to dance
    She is at her essence about romance
    She moves her heart in amazing ways
    She is yin, the night and silver
    She is moon
    She is the red rose…pink heart…the green earth
    She possesses an inner glow
    She is a queen, goddess and princess
    She is a wise old lady
    She is a girl
    She is woman.

  • ambient-1

    ambient-1

    He… is one hell of a guy! And you describe him so well! Gives us others a template to work from.
    Lovely!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Yes He is indeed Robert Allan…and I loved your comment…you made me smile.

  • silverstrummer -  David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    Such an accolade to men ….............. great Poetry Anthea …... but then again it always is! – David :>))

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh David what a beautiful comment and I am so glad you see ‘He’ as an accolade to men because that is what I intended. Thank you so much for the favourite.

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    what a beautiful celebration of and for men!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    ...celebration of and for men…I love this Jane because with He I was celebrating the beauty and magnificence of men. Thank you for the favourite of He.

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    Wow, the portrait of the ideal man. This swept me off my feet. Very beautiful writing!! :)

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh thank you so much Erika for this beautiful comment and the favourite of He. This poem is fuelled by love and deep admiration of He.

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    this poem was like a beautiful dance, one that mae me feel proud to be a man. exquisite.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Jono your comment is like a song to me and I am so happy my poem made you feel proud to be a man because you are a beautiful man. Thank you also for the favourite my friend.

  • TheArtistMario

    TheArtistMario

    Goddess mine! You are simply amazing. I engulf your words with greed as if they were molded for only me. Ahh, spectacular!!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Thank you beautiful Mario, you stunning He…wow your comment is so powerful and beautiful…I am so deeply moved by your words…engulf your words with greed as if they were molded for only me….wow your words are intensely divine. Love this…and thank you so much for the favourite of He.

  • MistressZombie

    MistressZombie

    Anthea you must post your poem ’’She’’ in your writings. It is beautiful!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Mistress Zombie…it is posted in my writings…but for some reason…’She’ does not get as much attention as ‘He’ lol…am not sure why. I am so glad you like She.

  • Cassey

    Cassey

    He is wonderful. So beautiful, and tramples on every man bashing joke I’ve ever seen. She is beautiful and graceful. Your words and your mind are spectacular, which leads me to believe so is the woman.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Wow Cassey what a stunning comment…your words are just so beautiful and I feel very moved by what you have said. Yes He is wonderful and beautiful. I am glad you enjoyed She too. Your words I will remember thank you for writing this and for favouriting He beautiful Cassey.

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    the woman most certainly is!!!!!!

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh thank you so much my friend Jono for saying this :)

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    Anthea, This is a riveting poem,You have such strength and character to your writing ,You cease to amaze me!
    km.

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Dear km thank you for your beautiful words on He…your words are so very moving…I appreciate your wonderful responses my friend. And so glad you liked He. as

  • Plum

    Plum

    This is beautiful – He has so much to offer – its wonderful you see what sometimes lies hidden, waiting to express … and She is beautiful too, so many apt phrases that capture the essence of woman. Brings home how remarkable man and woman are, what they hold within, their essence and divine spark and then the interplay between the two … wow

  • Anthea Slade replied

    Oh Plum thank you for this thoughtful and sensitive feedback to He and She…this is wonderful comment as you have responded to both poems…I just loved the words… Brings home how remarkable man and woman are, what they hold within, their essence and divine spark and then the interplay between the two…to me Plum your words are poetry in response to my poem….Just beautiful. Anthea

  • Rhinovangogh

    Rhinovangogh

    If you put the He and She poems side by side on a poster. It would be come a classic, IMHO. What you unerstand about HEs and SHEs is fabulous and worthy of mass public consumption. Like every college kid has a Desiderata, each reforming alcoholic a Serenity poem, this has a universality that is simply great. Just a thought. RVG

  • Anthea Slade replied

    I just love your vision for He and She and you have definitely triggered a thought in my mind. I can visualise your suggestion…Yes Desiderata…I did know as a college kid…it was on my wall lol. I am not an alcoholic but I do love serenity poems…I like where your mind and imagination dances to in your responses…your comments are an absolute delight for my soul. Thank you RVG.

  • msdebbie

    msdebbie

    The inspiration that Jono took from you Anthea, to create We, from the He and She pieces, is like one I wrote called Man, inspired by Paul Rees-Jones writing about Woman
    Gotta love the bubble xoxo

  • Anthea Slade replied

    msdebbie I agree you gotta love the bubble. I will have to have a read of your poem Man in reponse to Paul Rees-Jones. Thanks for reading He and She my friend.

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