Definitions

The swan wavers

Coasting on a true blue sheet.

The sun quavers

The background breeze favours

An oily seductive heat.


A b lack swan hovers

In the encroaching reeds –

A narrow cloudburst covers

The approach of lovers

That the meddling sun impedes.


A prismatic arc appears

Against a dewy sky,

The black swan peers

Astride melting fears

Like Duchess Swan Wight’s relenting sigh.


The blue sheet surrenders

To the predictable ripple;

The hot shower renders

What an irresolute sun tenders

Through a cleaving nipple.


A scenic protrude

Of teardrops directed,

love’s hungry food

That gripping lights include