poison ivy

And yet a third in the Fields of Arbol. This work is inspired by a lovely graphic by the extraordinary Ukrainian artist Katarina Sokolova, whose work also appears (although not this one) on my www.williamfdevault.com site. And we call her...

poison ivy

gossamer and green are my world
with elegance and gentle touch
that draw from me no barbs yet hurled
to be denied a presence such
as gentle as the summer rain
and warming as the sun that smiles
pon me in my tender lair where pain
and strain are left behind for miles.
come with me as I walk this lane
in reveries of mortal need
that draw from me a mem'ried stain
in seeking out the pleasant seed.
and I will kiss the clouds to call
the blessed rains, on me to fall.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.