Yoga in a Poodle Skirt

The story behind this poem? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. So I won't.

Yoga in a Poodle Skirt

patience she had
and an otherworldy serenity
and balance and every curve and line
of her frame obeyed her will
as she bent to take the warm
to searing heat,
an oddly erotic, exotic figure
in her poodle skirt, as it mocked modesty,
draping to hide a glide of skin and air.
bare to my imagination
as she could tell by my eyes
and the sound of my breath.


William F. DeVault.