red red wine
intimate entry,
tones of burgundy,
plum color clarity in
black and white, glass
filled out with graceful lines,
still-evolving crystal to stages
in your life, epicurean,

~RRW~

small space
to refine your priorities,
milestones twine around
grapevines, sip your wine,
cellar and interior designer,
you call upon me, asking for
my artistic insight,

~RRW~

walk with me
to the pantry to
accessorize, and...
those drapery tiebacks,
I want to feel you inside me
like a warm cottage every day,

~RRW~

easel coming
back from an errand,
red red wine, old suitcases
filled with canvas and brushes
stored beneath the pine table, they 
now need opened for understanding,
thirsty for this kind of communication,
red red wine...vintage drops salvaged,

~RRW~
 
the artist's
largest work
in progress, inspired
artist-in-residence preserved
and drawn to her shape, the vigorous
spirit of woman and the era she lives...
thank you Neil Diamond.

Copyright 1.7.2010 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist