a little light reading

blue acrylic echo ocean rests 
between hands 
sun spotted, 
knuckles marasca pink; thumb 
pressed to the lip of dogear 
pinky ghosting fore edge
touch gentle
at the small of the spine; 
bookmark summer brown tonguing 
the text’s dark mouth—

legs jean socketed 
blue denim ocean parted; 
stroke— the seam of blue 
with hand unoccupied by 
the gasp of pages lifting, sighing 
at the exposure of ink; 
crook of elbow grazing leather, dark, supple 
brown hide backgrounding 
muscle stretched 
across umber canvas, shoulder meeting 
neck crowned above binding—

chocolate mint on the wind of throat 
o, escaping 
from lips lush, edges 
of chinese evergreen; a hum 
bounding across the room 
palm removing hold, bookmark slid 
into center, fingers heat 
copper kiss 
the gloss of cover 
press tight back down to table
the book shuddering against the granite—