GENIE

 

Genie
 

A pixie freckled genie
in joy of play
 

in fluid dance she moves her hands
to emphasize the soft edges
of her many points.

She shakes her head,
a gaze of brown huge eyes,
a sprinkle of a smile.
 

No roots on earth this creature,
no bird but antelope of breath
made out of air.
 

A body tall as willow,
strong haunches, legs and hips to sprint,
in leaps, taut muscle,
a graceful arch,

she rises into the giddy air

She flies
 

and when she lands,

she tells me everything…

 

 

Erica Weick
Photo "Frida" by Romero de Andrade Lima