Cannoli Love

"When one lick leads to another."

Cannoli, cannoli, such a sweet delight,Velvet cream nestled in pastry, just right.  With every lick, I chase your essence,  Each taste draws me deeper, a delicious presence.  I gaze into you — a mix of sugar and sin,  A delicate shell conceals the fire...

My Island In Greece

"In the end there was rest, for I am Spartan, I have Spartan blood in my veins."

I went to Greece for rest and relaxation,But two goddesses stirred my fascination.The sea called softly, a sapphire tease,But Mina and Zoe were harder to please.We cooked and laughed, a Dionysian delight,Then slipped from day into velvet night.Their kisses tasted...

Sixty-Nine to Infinity!

"My 69th publication is an ode to the universe’s most transcendent number and sexual act, in Limerick form."

Which numerical figure to treasure?Is Seven - or Ten? - the best measure?Some call Eight a great number,But nothing is dumberThan ignoring the one that gives pleasure.Still others compete for this vict'ry:Twenty-Three’s the number of myst’ry.Sturdy Three’s never lied,But these...

The Orange Rose

"A poem with a story of a woman who loves her husband even as she lets another man have her."

Familiar red rose with its thorns long since dulled, lulled, safe and secure,In its vase, in its comfortable place, sure.The good man of her vows who stood fast by her side, abides, dependably tied to the love of his life.Unsullied...

Women Are Of The Ocean Men Are Of The Land

"Two sides of the same coin."

 Of the oceanThere is a hidden pearl Buried deep insideA dark and lovely pair of lipsAnd sometimesIf I coax and probe and push and pressAnd trace and lick and beg and butter and brag and try my every trickSometimesSometimes The lovely hidden...

The Pomegranate Bite

"Always a First Time"

We both lay down; mud stuck to my t-shirt like black tar.He whispered in my ear, ‘I want you, treacle.’I looked at the stones, the green mossCreeping over them like furry caterpillars.The mill my mother worked in stoodIn the distance...