John Sloan “Sun and Wind on the Roof”
Hello wind
welcome
have you come
to help with laundry
you feel briskly spring today
yet warm and silky
spilling in between
my things
you slip so satiny
shy and silent
slyly sensuous
round my shoulders
your rays of buttery sun
warm and sweet
golden on my neck
satisfying as a summer breeze
oh willful wind
I must say
as you waft and tumble
you tantalize
floating and swooping
in sweet refresh
handling my things
with such care
as I hang each piece
you dance gently
up my arms
rustle my dress
playfully
you brush my cheek
you swirl ‘round me
at times firmly insistent
rocking me
then teasingly soft
your whispered rushes
fluttered breaths
feel like a lover’s tendings
affectionate strokes
that caress my skin
lilting tender
you’re a soothing breath
as your zephyr’d fingers
toss my hair
oh wind
so frisky
have you come
only to help with laundry
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rob kistner © 2022
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