at a glance I can count four shades;
I
the evening sunlight catching
the amber threads in her hair,
II
the polished maple of her violin
as her bow dances across the strings,
III
the blush on her cheeks while she tries
not to do her concentration face,
IV
the well-worn sienna wool
of the jumper that hangs off her shoulders
and my world burns with her
baby you're a sun on the verge of imploding