jaw - the part of the skull
that frames the mouth
(Old French joue)
Will I still wonder
Will I feel
my quickening joy when you
when this life together
I want to know
if the hummingbird
if your body warm with sleep
if the sound of your laugh
if the shape of your jaw
the scent of your
the curve...
from Body of Love
V.
at hummingbird wings
that vibrate into shadows
when she has become as familiar to me
as the tree that draws her?
the vibration in my heart
when your fingers flutter
down my spine
open the door after being away
is what we expect?
who hovers over my head each morning
during breakfast on the patio
will still be a miracle to me in ten years.
pressed close against my back after
the alarm has rung and been turned off
deep and full
- Judith McDaniel