bath bubbles
explode on steamy pages
kitten claws under the door -- tlk

painting her nails red
before typing the love letter -- jr

her lipstick message
left scrawled on the mirror
telephone rings -- tlk

just like the ones
on her fourth finger -- jr

something borrowed
her departures in moonlight
something blue -- tlk

trying to start his car
with her own key -- jr

it turns out
the night watchman
is a woman -- jr

moonlighting
for the wages of sin -- tlk

week-end
a flow of blood
showing -- jr

so many men
so little -- tlk

buying a diamond
discount catalogs
belong to a friend -- jr

for so long she promised
I could look but not touch -- tlk

daybreak
when the person one loves
is not perfect -- jr

moon in aquarius
one learns the art of daydreams -- tlk

castles in the air
outdoor plumbing
needs no permit -- jr

paperwork zen
the eternal quest for permission -- tlk

point blank
the whiteness of lotus petals
spinning -- jr

safe in a soap bubble
your upside-down reflection -- tlk

sign at the yard sale:
Paperback Romances
Cheaper by the Dozen -- tlk

the eyes of a woman
reading her own story -- jr

just one kiss
upon her breast
would wake her -- tlk

her arms crossed
a cross her heart -- jr

dressed to kill
all sighs and urges
self-contained -- tlk

20 years of dieting
girdles back in style -- jr

the fine art
of the striptease
resurrected -- tlk

wanting to see more
opens a window blind -- jr

designer sunglasses
rest squarely
on her designer nose -- tlk

keeping the sun out of her eyes
keeping the son out of her eyes -- jr

moon crawling
upon her spine
melting shadows -- tlk

hours touching
side by side -- jr

leaving
lake waters
calm -- jr

holding her breath
a lone wolf howls -- tlk

frozen sun
dawn clouds
faint with pink -- jr

discovering
pulse points -- tlk

morning glories
tangled hair in places
smoothed by kisses -- jr

knowing these moments
by heart -- tlk