Limeglow of leaves -

elf, sapling

in Elysian green,

she's jitterbugging

in the forest.

She is froth, the tang

of julep, capering

among the ferns.

Passion, the firedance

of her fantasy,

fireglow of poppy

and corona, ember.

Casanova, peerless

demon, jester!

She burns, a firefly,

Apollo's geisha.

Her sandgold hair,

spun silk kimono,

melon and lemon sorbet

on the balcony,

white wine, gardenias.

That honeysuckle year -

if he could ransom

one sunlit day!

Indigo seascape -

Melissa in cool,

blue moonshade.

Harebell, naiad,

exotic ballerina,

she commands the bay,

the midnight swell,

the surf, pale gossamer.

Autumnal in brogues,

beige twinset, russet

tweeds, she takes

coffee at eleven,

sherry at noon -

dreams of Tarragona,

castanets, a man

who called her Sheba.

Her mood

is violet, nocturnal.

Aubrietia, phlox,

wisteria delight her

more than roses.

Solitude, a purple

robe, a last

long hazy evening.