By Galadrial
Date: 2001 Jul 11
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[[2001.07.11.16.59.8540]]

Wash Day...a tender tutorial

First you get the water skin warm,
so it slides over me
like soft
and soaks the long strands,
and excuse me sir
THAT is not my hair,
so back to work, slacker.

Vanilla?
Freesia?
No. Today I want Ginger,
spicy and sweet
to take you to an island
where the breeze
is heavy with star jasmine.

You take five whole minutes
to make lather
and I am Bast,
cat goddess
arching under your fingers
and turnabout is fair play
so I soap your hair,
and begin to sculpt
as you stand absolutely still,
eyes shut
and humming
with sweet bliss.

A moment later
I haul you under the water,
cover your mouth
and remind you again
that wetter is better
and it is so exquisite
to be touched
and touched
and tasted
in the paradise
we take
wherever we are.