So relax into
the poem. Like your body,
she’s already there,
uncaffeinated,
happy just to be. Try not
to ask dumb questions.
Does her dry whistle
irritate you? Disheveled
hair, gown half open,
slippers by the bed.
Her bare feet flash on her way
out of your waking.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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