Waking Bodies

Summers on Woodland

94 Summers onWoodland Relaxation we’d later know Sexually: premonition of afterglow In swimming holes, in sunlight Cut by Rousseau’s forest. Coat After sheer coat of water tried On and rejected by the heat. We were ten forever, tethering Our parents’ ages too; weathering The summer thunderstorms Of childhood, staying out of harm’s Way as we dripped and dried Off under lemon trees, a pride Of cubs, printed with grape leaves’ Shadows and the rest of our lives. This page intentionally left blank. This page intentionally left blank. ...