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The Mystery of You
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John
(08/18/10)
When the first snows came
I stacked more pine logs onto the hearth,
Extra down comforters on the beds,
And I slept in the crook of your arm.
The warmth of you radiating,
Eradicating the icy breath of winter,
My lips searching for your mouth,
Your tender kisses.
In the chilly mornings,
No bird song,
They'd all flown south
Their silence echoing,
In the frigid wind.
The whiteness like a shroud
Encompassing the pasture.
With the world still asleep,
I tried to decipher
The mystery of you,
Etched in your eyes.
We shared intimate moments
Beneath flannel sheets,
Posing questions
That had no answers.
We no longer speak of the past,
Instead
We leave it where it belongs,
And our hearts swell
With feelings
We cannot comprehend.
We can only
Enjoy
The economy of lines
You trace with fingertips,
Picasso-like on my
Breasts, round belly,
And thighs.
You Who Sing
you who sing
the water song
to rivers
with your
liquid laughter
when night returns
and I am gone
will you remember
the taste of me
the warmth
the scent
the feel
the touch
the pleasure
©2010 by Sharmagne Leland-St. John
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Sharmagne Leland-St. John, 2007 Pushcart Prize nominee, is a Native American poet, concert performer, lyricist, artist, and film maker. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the poetry e-zine Quill and Parchment.com. Sharmagne spends time between her home in the Hollywood Hills, in Southern California, and her fly fishing lodge on the Stillaguamish River in the Pacific Northwest. She tours the United States, Canada, and England, as a performance poet, either solo or with her band of poets "Poetry in Motion." Her poetry collections include Unsung Songs, Silver Tears and Time, and Contingencies. She is co-author of Designing Movies: Portrait of a Hollywood Artist, a memoir on motion picture design. Her fourth collection of poetry, La Kalima, is scheduled to be published in the fall of 2010.
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