Ode to the Calla Lily

tender-pale mouthÂ
soft fairy bedÂ
when I see you I’m all woundÂ
long white throat bared in supplicationÂ
longing for kissesÂ
silken curves of your spathe enveloping a gentle secretÂ
you curl and enfold like a protective motherÂ
liquid folds swathe your treasureÂ
the spadix emerges proud and erectÂ
even O’Keefe was haunted by your​ halting perfectionÂ
suddenly you come into viewÂ
and tears burn my mouthÂ
snow-white sentinelÂ
petals spiraling into moist-white heartsÂ
horns of ivory gramophonesÂ
singing a slow pianissimoÂ
so potent a symbol you can heraldÂ
both love and deathÂ
and like love you house a subtle latent poisonÂ
since you refuse to be owned completelyÂ
flower of true ardorÂ
scentless and pureÂ
hover over me with heaven’s canopyÂ
I want you guarding foreverÂ
my heart in passion's throes

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