Strawberry Wish

by Gay Horton

Simply shower me with sugar.

Held safe in your hand, softly sprinkle the shiny crystals

until my red heart is swathed, submerged

beneath their conquering weight.

Cover me with cloud-light Chantilly cream swirls that climb

toward heaven and crest

like the cupolas of Crete,

the citadel towers of Cairo

and on my rosy curves make contrast.

Dip me deep in the devilish meltings of your dark chocolate.

Dance with the drips of Aphrodite’s dowry

and dandle me with your eyes closed

before you devour.

Make mine a sarong of syrup.

Let it seep and slide

into my softest places, there to shine,

stickily golden and sensuous.

Bathe me in buttermilk.

Behold as my floating beauty blends and blurs with it.

Bring me to the brink where

I will roll and ride,

blushing with the peaks and troughs

of a final blitz.

                                     Now taste the summer!

                                                                                                                               © Gay Horton 2011