TAINI

That half peach moon,
like a tilted cup 
at the end of the road 
I’m traveling slips
naked through a thin
cloud on her way down.
Her back arches in lunar
tension before settling
between two lifted, 
Appalachian knees.
Her blue eyes, for the
second time this month,
beckon my wanderlust 
toward the horizon 
where she waits,
offering shared nectar
for my slow motion
passage.

Author's Note

TAINI: Variant form of Native American Omaha "Taigi," meaning "returning moon."