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Lesbian Corn
Lesbian Corn
In summer
I strip away
your pale kimono.
Your tousled hair too,
comes off in my hands
leaving you
completely naked.
All ears and
tiny yellow teeth.
-- Elaine Equi
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Radio
I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark
from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman
this is a gem, elaine!
Posted by: Binh! | October 01, 2008 at 12:29 PM
As usual wonderfully provocative poetry from Elaine Equi.
Nice lesbian poem!
Posted by: Steven Dube | October 01, 2008 at 03:57 PM