the faceted sphere: 28

Here's another of the poet's works from the "faceted sphere" series.

the faceted sphere: 28

an etching of an unlikely and improbable and
impossible embrace that is cut into a warm
and plastic mind in honest desire. gentle
and unmocking this imagined unlocking
of the vaults of pleasure in a reality so far from here
that only infinite eyes can pierce the mists of distance and logic.
a puzzle to be prodded as I chase the chaste illusions
of a vision spawned in a single mental image of paradise
consumed for the want of a pauper's measure
of passion and sincere devotion. a whisper
raising fierce illusions of a chance to teach the dance
to an earnest paramour, the price of immortality
the only currency of worth to offer.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.