August 26
Reclining Lady of Six-Eighty (1)*
Each morning the lady
reclines
at the same angle of
repose,
as I roll around the same
curve
to bring her into view
I first see the left rear
profile of her head
turned away from me in the
pillow,
a curl on her forehead,
eyelash, tip of nose, satin
cheek to chin
I turn upon her shoulder,
soft quarter of her breast
under which left hand has
come to rest,
and other lies beneath,
fingers over navel
The foliage suggestion of
discreet bush
lies beneath and between
thighs
which rise to smooth
angular knees,
then pleasing drop of calf
to feet
tucked under a verdant
sheet
* From a series written
from 1998-2001 (I was 53-56)
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