with colors that are too loud and
flowers that are too bright. give me
the iris, the poppy, the cherry blossom and tuberose blooms!
there is no time for fine presses
or somber lines and plaids,
of pictures of leafless tree branches
or etiquette-ridden double-stiched décor.
let the sun's rays shine through merrily!
shining through passionate rubies and golds,
the green of june's arrival and the blue of the cool of the day,
creating foggy hues in my wooden bedroom.
and i become dizzy with the scene:
rich colors of the afternoon and
sun bleeding through soap-scented linens
filling the air with shades and smells...
and i fall fast, fast asleep,
i fall fast in love with the imaginations of combinations-
you and me, shades and smells,
smells and shades and me and you,
happy curtains,
the iris and the poppy,
the cherry blossoms and the tuberose blooms.
