Tuesday, February 14, 2006

White Dove
The wicker blind is drawn
The plant's slender stem
Dissolves in slanted light

She removes her blouse
Her breasts pale and cherry-tipped
Her face hidden

A skein of hair falls to her shoulder
Echoing the drooping leaves
Two shining bangles kiss her wrist

A poster on the wall
A dove fluttering towards the sun
Finally she is naked.