seascape

dreamscape surface
color pasted on canvas
like sculpture
sunlight breaking
the surface of sky and cloud
small light reflected off waves
it looks like a northern sea
maybe inhabited by
Poseidon's daughters
under the gray surface
each move is thought-ful and dreamlike
until tired of this ponderous mood
the daughters of gods
head south with a flip of their tails

without touching

She felt the blue depth of his eyes
trace the line from ankle to thigh
and rest a moment upon her hips

then graze the apex of her breasts
excited as though touched
by the flutter kiss of his quick glance,

his sidelong gaze paused privately –
felt as if his hands stole their way
covertly up the back of her skirt

Did he feel her lips where her look
lingered at the curve of his mouth
and along the length of his fingers,

sense the play of her tongue
at his shirt button then down his belly
as she regarded him across the room

then looked away before blushing
like toes withdrawn under a table
as the waiter approaches?

They continued this visual caress
throughout the evening, parted ways
and that night fell into voluptuous dreams.

rare experiences enrich life
superfluid nature reveals itself
offering no resistance
how can I resist
you remind me that i am alive

Leap Second (Correcting Time)

The rotation of earth
has slowed they say
with the pull of the moon
upon the tides,
it has become sluggish
- will get slower still.

For years, scientists
have made up for this
by adding a second
every few years
to the atomic clock
to “correct” the time.

What could you do
with an added second?
It’s less than a minute
to the span of one life,
but still this minute,
not used, is wasted.

And what if you had
an extra hour?
One precious hour
to use as you wish?
Would you watch a re-run,
once again?

You could tend to your work
tend to your friends
or your garden or home,
or enjoy simple comforts
like chocolate and coffee
and finely aged rum

Would you spend the hour
on a sandy shore
under perfect sky
-the tide on your toes,
the sun on your neck-
and revel in its mystery

Or spend one sweet hour
in your lover’s arms,
belly to belly,
and breathe in her scent
while whispering words
of lust and of love?
5-3-06