(Sapphic strophes)

Featly, posing courtly as Aphrodite
bright eyes, slight smile, beauteous as Mona Lisa
nay I view more loveliness
Botticelli’s ungarbed sprite, Venus

Coif, constrained coronal of lustrous color,
crowning glory fastened by flowered garland
gently intertwined with hair light and fragrant,
poised to tumble free

Rosed barrette unclasped by slight agile fingers
gracing supple arms, the aesthetic movement
lifting bosom in glist’ning provocation;
passion betokens

Sudden unleashed tresses invoke arousal,
spilling lively locks, golden curves of beauty
landing soft in bouncing dance; now she beckons,
Lucent in Beauty