Garterless

I see your subtleties,
your miscellaneous ―
like the thrill when I realize
I'm wearing two different socks.

Unmatched love crept up,
woolly, without garters,
more endearing
than the very best toe-curling.

I want to take it undarned
from your top drawer,
hang it on my mantel,
fill it – unstoppable.

tk/February 2013

Venus de Milo with Drawers - Salvador Dali, 1936

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Transit of Venus

R.A.D. Stainforth ... radiant in his black and white world ...

Venus-transit,

come full spectrum,

radiate voluptuous,

without the slightest discoloration;

enough to chase away all blandness

and the blackest of dogs.

Step out of monochrome

to highlight small things;

the scent of stray fingers,

poison lips that hum

the sound of summer,

roam shy smiles,

with the most wild

and orderly interplay.

tk/September 2012

Venus and The Sailor, 1925, Salvador Dali

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