Raw Earth Pigment

she didn't have
the right color for
the Amish roof thatched
with straw, she heard me say
in sounds of silence "make color,
not mud" -

lavender blue
plus red ochre,
she planted purple
violets on the Amish
roof thatched instead
with mudstone, natural
umber plus white, she knows
the ratios of raw earth pigments have
a homespun sensuality, scarborough fair
eco-f***ery and she wants to make me, turquoise
beads, pistachio green plus lavender blue plus white,

old pink,
her tongue
shows accuracy,
burnt sienna plus white,
she lays me down soft on
the bed, swirls experimentation
between my thighs mixing saliva
with ancient passion, puts her leg
in between my two, the easel is made,
she heard me say, "make love to me in hue" -

tint is
the name
of a color
produced by
adding a little
white - she wants
to make me. 

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist