he said
you write so eloquently
you rip the very heart
right out of a man
only to then so sweetly kiss it
and gently put it back
its downright vulgar
you know my girl
I only laughed and laughed
as I kissed each of his work
roughened hands
as I made much heated love to him
from across the table with my eyes
tenderly he smiled and said
now wouldn't Paris this time of year
together be so grand
with a grin as sly as a Texas steer
I said perhaps
and our love made it so.................
(March 31,1999)