Venus
Rising
Bees,
unfrozen
by your blossom
ing hair,
dance in this
distance
between
us,
an afferent buzz.
effluvia
of want:
crocus-wind, snow-sluice,
gelid knees,
the p
u
l
l
of
your hands.
Catch me
one step from
burst.
Copyright © 2001 Lynnette Hall
