The Wedge <br /> <br />The bronze bowl <br />-once a concubine's <br />Was later lifted <br />- a queens basin <br />The same nude <br />-a different reverence <br /> <br />Variation 1 <br /> <br />Into bright yellow <br />-the water runs <br />Over asset white <br />-of creature preening <br />As smiles bloom <br />-an evenings outcome <br /> <br />Variation 2 <br /> <br />As water splashes <br />-from her flesh <br />Its natural sound <br />enchants the evening <br />The giggled tense <br />- of serious seduction <br /> <br />Variation 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Her slender arm <br />-a white question <br />An achieved unguent <br />-of demure perfection <br />The downcast eyes <br />-ponder the expectation <br /> <br />Variation 4 <br /> <br />Emerging so private <br />-meaning is applied <br />Lips painted red <br />-silk hush draped <br />Bright jewels chime <br />-innocence is removed <br /> <br />Variation 5 <br /> <br />Red candles fade <br />-yellow bowl removed <br />Bright the rim <br />-the sky colours <br />Night poured away <br />- morning a sigh <br /> <br />Variation 6 <br /> <br />Water busy again <br />-cascades and ripples <br />A smile inflected <br />-and thought refracted <br />Her manner assures <br />- a thought reflected<br /><br />michael oliver<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/brass-bowl-a-wedge-with-six-variations/
