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Buttered Rum
(An Avon Poem)

One tan thigh 
An earthen hue of raw sienna 
The underside of sycamore leaves
That float more than fall
Breathless and feather light
Through autumn air
Toward the forest floor

One nutmeg breast 
The burnt umber of late summer
Hot to the touch like sun-baked sand
With Parchment nipple
That floats and sways ever so slight
Through autumn air
Breathless and feather light

© Copyright, Doug Tanoury, 9-16-00.

Misty Nude
(An Avon Poem)

Stretched naked across the bed
Her head propped up by a hand
Supported by an arm 
Resting on an elbow

One leg is extended 
And one is raised but bent at the knee 
And there is a slight fragrance
Coming from a candle

The light casts her in semi-silhouette
And there is a trace of smile that flashes 
Across her lips but shows no teeth
An illusion of the half darkness

That paints the outline of breasts and torso 
Yet obscures arms and legs
Like a fragmented sculpture
Of a limb-less Venus

© Copyright, Doug Tanoury, 9-17-00.

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