The Web Poetry Corner - Doug Larson - Absolute Grace
Absolute Grace
by
Doug Larson
an aria rises
like the silhouette of a beautiful woman
emerging from a mist laden wood
painting the air in soft pastel hues
and a transitory image with vague borders appears
it is the harmony of grace
absolute in its purity
and the immense weight of my leaden heart
floats like a cloud
in the delicate fingers of her voice
held sensuously in the warmth of her melody
consumed by the sensitive strength of her passion
it is my longing that rises now
in response to these sweet musical caresses
nibbling at the lobes of my ears
as whispers of sexual desire
and my lust for release is raised above the night
to be exhaled in a warm and urgent finale
upon the soft buttery complexion
of the last stanza’s breath
in the silent coolness that smoothly ensues
like silk sheets by an open window
I can feel her breathing in the afterglow
inhaling deeply the cool breeze that flutters her hair
and an aria rises again
fresh and sweet
dewdrops issuing from heavenly lips
to envelope me warm and liquid tight
securely held within the moist and tender folds
of absolute grace