BARBARA

BARBARA.

Easy in her womanly grace
now she sleeps.
Lazy hair falls in drapes
around the neck.
The ear peeps out of the tangle
still on duty.
The smooth curve of the cheek
with parted lips
moist glistening teeth.
Softsmooth the chin gives direction
to a shadow at the throat.
Pulsing slow and strong
life's song.
A miracle, each second,
each minute,each hour.
Our lifetimes.