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THE DRIVE-THRU
He takes a woman
into his mouth,
tongues ovals around
her clit, then says
he has as much feeling
for her as he does
an Eskimo Pie, could
plow through a box
in a single afternoon
if it were hot enough!
Hard to resist a man
who doesn't hold back
his tongue. No worries,
she says, I'm clean.
TRANSLATING HOLDERLIN
Naked by the fire, I settle in
with all the versions I could find
after my neighbors have gone?
empty bottles spilling over
recycle bins, the conversations
I won?t remember. Only his words
hanging in the air. The hubris
trying on a tongue I haven?t
mastered?swans out of season
dipping their heads into holy
water overhung with roses
and golden pears?wayward
drafts that I throw into the fire.
Lorra Heutmaker : The Self-Proclaimed Aspiring Wannabe
"I have been writing since my teen years and have been published twice, once for poetry and a short story. I am presently attempting to write a book. Writing has been put on hold raising 4 children but recently I have renewed interest. The written word to me sometimes mirrors the inner you." -Lorra Heutmaker
Lorra kayaking with her yougest son. Photo found at NJ.com.