Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Shower



Perseids Redux


there was 
that afternoon 
in tropical heat 
and stolen days 
we showered in 
minutes of love;

lying in the 
porcelain tub, with
nakedness surrounding 
every barrier, 
each whetted cleft
poured warmth 
like rain over 
meshed bodies of 
borrowed youth. 


Poem ©2011 R. Burnett Baker

2 comments:

  1. This refreses the mind ...and soul... I can feel it as if I was there- how nice

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  2. Sizzling shower. Whetted cleft? oo. la. la.

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