Pink Jade: Jasmine and Plumeria

The poet slipped me an email last night and asked me to use this poem today, with a dedication to "a certain someone's sister". He said she'd appreciate it. So, from the infamous "Pink Jade" works, we close out eyes and inhale the scent of...

Jasmine and Plumeria

I will
pass my heat
through oils and essences
held in my hand
just long enough to
pass my heat
into your skin.
your soft
fragrant
skin.
every pore
every curve
every nerve
begging touch
like a child
seeking reassurance.
and as I
pass my heat
into you, the alchemy
begins and the thin skin
turns oil
into gold
that you hold,
every fold,
every plain and ridge
and tensing membrane
calling my name
in silent
invocation
celebration
consecration.
as I dare
pass my heat
into your fires.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.