Antony Johae
Aubade
(for Thérèse)
A seagull sounds outside. I lie by you
Your limbs like stone cut to a fine form
Though warm to touch and breathing light into the dawn.
As touch you draw me lightly and we’re no more two
But one another in the dawn’s dark blue.
We’re still as glossy beach stones lying love-worn
On our so-safe bed, a passing ship’s horn
Could not move us to our window with a view.
The sun’s busy now and would wake us to the world
But you are still sleeping, white as marble touched with red
Though no gross monument, rather tant soit peu – a pearl.
The sea’s in, sunshades up, bathers browning, and you’re still in bed.
Now let’s finish with tropes – I’ll talk no more of stones.
Open your windows – awake my love – get up you lazy-bones!
The poem comes from a collection in progress: After-Images: For Eric Rohmer
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