Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Exchanging Accents

Couple tastes speaking
devours vowels of difference
forks each other's accents
crosses borders.

The dew of her southern drawl
tongue prolonging duration
collecting, oh honey!

The moan of his epsilon
short tongue rounding slightly
upward rolling, έkstasis!

Arcs of kιssιnγκ 
in the dark
keys in ignition
Me and Maggie
speed on I-10
––holding her hand to mine
long for slowing 

time
at the interstices
of each syllable to linger
address difference
undress it
crescent moon limning
marvels drip
skin dipping
in limni Pω/ntchε-rtrε^iν!


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limni = λίμνη (in Greek) = lake