The Poetry Of.
Marie Lecrivain.......................................
rosetti's choice
Rosetti would have
a difficult time
determining which one
of your features
to immortalize on canvas;
your red-gold mane
of pre-Raphaelite hair
writhing in a braid
down your back,
or the perfection of
your tanned legs
garnished with a
flirty mini-skirt.
Upon further reflection,
he would pronounce
your breasts
as passable -
yet... even with
your masses of
anachronistic hair
and bridget bardot limbs,
which one would he choose
while watching you
ascend the steps
of the # 33 bus
as you pause
long enough to
implant your image
in the minds of
a captive audience
of day laborers,
aging post-punk alkies,
and mama's boys
who, before this moment
had no idea
that they all
want to rape you?
In the end, it is
the smile of triumph
twisting its way
across your face
that will emerge from
Dante's brush.
Backyard tanka #1
a cacophinous duet
industrial saw
carves up the morning silence
and a crow in flight
caws in amused counterpoint
Backyard Tanka # 2
little hummingbird
deflowers the hibiscus
of its false virtue
the now impudent petals
burst forth in summer's glory
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