Smell of waxstrikes nostrils first,before eyes even registerpointed color. Red hogs the eye,fills all the pupil space:Pay attention!Fill me with lipstick kisses! Then yellow, shining cheery,tries to wither the green.Could put my hands in the greengrass wrapped around my toes. Can you tell orange’s not a fav?Skipped it in the rainbow, I did.Never been sure […]
The Muse
Look out! The muse is loose,all a-glitter and a-shake in her mermaid self.One grab and all you’ve got is a handful of scales for your trouble. Listen carefully; what you wantcould be a stray note from her full lips,as she wriggles off to the other shore,singing and laughing merrily off-key. Take that note; that’s all […]