EPHEMERA

I am the protagonist walking through time, between the rise and the fall of the sun and the moon. Ephemeral images connect the past with the future, and heighten my awareness of fleeting moments in time and space. I hold you in my palm One arm to reach across One foot out I am made to stand straight Long held behind screen On my dragon perch Bound by light Oh chimp eyes see Aphrodite's curve Offer my tiger palm My bare thighs Eggplant is the forbidden fruit Over the dinosaur ridge The sun shining so bright on my head I feel tickled by your toes