Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Seedling, Sapling

An old one, chanced upon during a search for editable material, and better than I thought.







the wet mouth I
could not discern
whether rain
rolling berry-like
into me or
your sugary lather
on my flesh.


nor differentiate
my red thighs
and the grass
curling soppy and jewel-like
around me, which
blood-thundering limb
yours or mine;


the long love-clustered bough
booming
with the deep sap-thrush,
bursting in the loam,
and the sound of wild sighs.