With a Penchant for a Caress

" With a Penchant for a Caress "

by Suzán Jiván

Performed on YouTube
as, " It Needs to Be Repeated "

It needs to be
repeated deliberately
on a hand-held scale
in an expanse
from decades past
loosely branched
with downy hairs
pairing
as aromatic
axils and bracts
overwintering
with purplish
lips tinged
with anise
in pine barrens
steeped in pine-
apple tea
sprinkled
with tansy
Spanning
dense mats
along
a central
crease
of
prominent
pink
as a re-
freshing
drink with
richly sweet
conical seeds
prickly, bristly
Seemingly endless
as sculptural splendor
with a penchant for a caress
subtly and indirectly
as strict intellect
mixed with blousy figures
difficult to grasp
like harrowing histories
handsomely cross-hatched
and profusely patterned
in an amorous tapestry
of fraying strands...