Judith Cody’s most recent poem to appear here was “Lost Culture Overload” (December 2018).
Midnight Supper Morning
By Judith Cody
You walk
toward me
with certain care
slow
step each step
preserves
your intricate balance
You offer
your extended maleness
to me
As though
you carry
a heavy tray
laden with cakes
tall-stemmed crystal
filled to the belltone
with ripe Claret
As though
you must not
spill a drop
until you
reach me.
Hmmm What comes next?