Touch a pearl
And remember
Its feel
Caress the curl
Think of your mother
Genteel

See the artist
Whose hand
Through the mind
Drew curves in the midst
On the walls hang
A painting signed

Taste the fruit
A berry or a peach
A tomato or a pear
Natural pursuit
Life preach
Tree in prayer

Smell the air
All over again
Without fear
Debonair
But not vain
Nor queer

Hear the music and dance
Enchanting the moment
Let sensual chills
Feel a magical trance
Gift of atonement
Let Art give you thrills.

December 19, 2014