An artist as a guest

at a five star dinner

decorated food’s delight

for eyes will stir one’s appetite

and hustle life’s juices

like love.

 

Delicate tastes enhanced

in a Bohemian atmosphere

with animated talks of travel:

Lesbos Island to Spartan love

until death.

 

An artist spouse in cinematography

will spin his projections toward art

and show his cinematic collections.

 

The hostess returns the inert love

of the painting poet:

her physical imprint leaning over

the shoulders of the seated artist

plays sensually on his skin.

 

Below his dark blue garb

there’s intimacy in communication

between words whispered

called out in verse

murmured into the ruby wine

they both share.

 

zoltanzelan

ZJG-POetry’17.