The Inspiration

A Poem by Karel

A reflective poem interspersed with some old memories from Thailand

The Inspiration

(the more I look for you,
the more you elude me)

it's in the lush mango groves
after the first monsoon rains,
deep in the moist fern
of the river valleys down
and
the sweet scented, hot breath
of the rice field
as the day folds itself
into the night

the spindrifts swirl
in the golden hallo
around the mountain peaks

all there I feel you
yielding to the hungry touches
of my pen;
reading eagerly from
the abandon in your glazed eyes,
listening intently to
every whisper in between your sighs,
your thighs fecund with meanings
now
I let myself be carried