Dew on a Rose
The first six poems were first published as a sequence in Raw Nervz 1:4, Autumn 1994, page 6.
I have added two more erotic poems at the end. See also “Sleeping Over.” +
baby asleep—
my tongue
licks your wet nipple
a cool night breeze—
under the bed
a sex manual
the taste of honey
on your nipple—
the symphony’s crescendo
after lovemaking
the Kleenex box
out of reach
old lovers drifting to sleep—
the damp spot
between us
dew on a rose—
a pair of aphids
spinning
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my hand curves
to fit your breast . . .
the windowsill, snow-laden
moonlit surf . . .
your nipple hardens
against my tongue