Aphrodite

As you wake from
Me, rain wrings itself
From eddies. Ocean
Remounts
As sky, alluring:

Flare
Heavily against
Its canvass. Tonight,
with dust; you are

Clouding me. I am
Passed by a gull
Restlessly. Fearfully
I slumber; here,
breathing. Yes,

From me, wandering

Lilies. Perched
Flowers ripen
Skyward. Light
Melding silence as
Auburn. Petals

From you, exhumed.
Breath from heat. Yes,
From me, jasmine
As morning mist. Blankets.

Sober, I am not—

From me, sunlight
Sleeps. Here,

Downpour
Slightly permeating