What is it he sees in you?
Did he hear the lilting ripples
Of your lovely voice
And conjure up an image,
Revving rapture?
Did he break free from age’s bounds
And see the panorama of your being
Embracing decades, mellowing, maturing
Yet also conjuring up
The wellsprings of a youthful prime?
Could you slough off unwanted years
To be a perfect match,
Svelte, radiant anew
In perfumed hotel linen,
Then share the visions of the foam.
Flesh, fabric, water in euphoric fusion?
Could that idyllic dream
Shine forth eternally –
A cherished memory?
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David Russell is a resident of the UK. He writes poetry, literary criticism, speculative fiction, and romance. His poetry includes the collection Prickling Counterpoints (1998); various poems published in online International Times; and the eco-poetry collection An Ever River, published by The Palewell Press, 2018. His speculative works include High Wired On (2002) and Rock Bottom (2005). He translated the Spanish epic La Araucana, Amazon 2013. His romances include Dreamtime Sensuality I & II: Explorations; Further Explorations; Pearlman, Self’s Blossom– all available on Amazon. He self-published a collection of erotic poetry and artwork called Sensual Rhapsody, 2015. David is also a singer-songwriter/guitarist. His main CD albums are Bacteria Shrapnel and Kaleidoscope Concentrate. Many of his tracks can be found on YouTube under “Dave Russell.” He’s the editor of the online magazine Poetry Express Newsletter, produced by Survivors Poetry and Music.
