a magnolia song Copyright ©1998 by Riettier Michele Trabue.
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a magnolia song
 
i live
in a magnolia house
velvety white and voluptuous_
full of storms
and long humid nights
nights that make me sweat
sweat that
masquerades as sweetening for my arms/thighs.
arms/thighs that crave/cuddle
stolen kisses and
caresses long gone home_
and in my house
in the center
is the stem/the stairs
to another unknown marmalade>
for at the top
is the suite
to my latest hunger,
a half-measure
having come only
to love swift/brief, but vividly.
Riettier Michele Trabue©2/23/98
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