Portland Women
Portland women dress in gray
November
Until almost May...
And then...
Like the budding cherry trees
From whose brown bark
A smart spark
Of pink emerges
The Portland woman's smile
Reflects white sunlight
From gleaming teeth
Through lips of Promise Red
Reminding mankind of
Earth
Mother
Divinity
And foreordained circles
Of promised life and renewal
My body fills with gratitude
And my spirit drinks deeply
As I turn to look after
A woman of My City
Who walked by
Just now
Laughing.
November
Until almost May...
And then...
Like the budding cherry trees
From whose brown bark
A smart spark
Of pink emerges
The Portland woman's smile
Reflects white sunlight
From gleaming teeth
Through lips of Promise Red
Reminding mankind of
Earth
Mother
Divinity
And foreordained circles
Of promised life and renewal
My body fills with gratitude
And my spirit drinks deeply
As I turn to look after
A woman of My City
Who walked by
Just now
Laughing.
--Eric Marley
March 2012
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