To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Poetry Box is sharing a Poem-of-the-Day, selected from various anthologies and individual poet collections that we have published over the years.
Please enjoy today’s selection: “Leaning into the Wind” by Cynthia Linville, which appears in Poetica Erotica, Vol 1:
Leaning into the Wind
barefoot, long legs stretched beside me
you cross your toes with a sigh
a smile quirks at the corner of your mouth
eyes alight, hotter blue than the sky
expansive, your arms reach wide
your mask, a cheshire grin
your hands are birds in flight
inviting me to catch them
your three day stubble
invites my hand, my cheek
my tongue invited by
the slight gap between your teeth
my fingers itch to caress your scars
your knee, your side, your chin
flying, arms spread
I lean into you, as into a strong wind
