FLAME

Sensuously swaying

atop the peak

each move dependent

upon the air

surrounding it

Multicolored heat

flickering and dimming

before sudden stillness

brings it to life again

straining skyward

Radiating quiet warmth

with its spiraling flame

licking at the source

of its existence

in a dance of need

A beacon in the dark

at the mercy

of the imperceptible

melody of a breeze

that carries its fragrance

An intoxicating coupling

bewitching and beguiling

the whim of the wind

teasing and tormenting

flaunting its control

©Nikki

AN EROTIC PURCHASE

On Saturday, September 26, I was in Detroit, Michigan, and I attended an erotic art show called "Dirty Show." (dirtyshow.org) On display (aside from pasties on the topless women wandering around) were many pieces of artwork. Some creations were far more explicit than others, but I had to admire how clever and talented the majority of artists were. There was one painting I kept returning to. It simply captivated me in many ways.

By evening's end, I had purchased it. I could not take it home with me, because it had to remain on the wall until the end of the show's run. It would be shipped to me. And it arrived yesterday. The artist is Michele Parliament, and the painting is acrylic on paper...matted and framed under glass. I wish I could recall the title of it. All I remember was that it was "Cosmos-something" or "something-Cosmos." The size of it, with matte and frame, is 22" x 27".

I think it is beautiful, enticing, creative, and all-around pleasing to the eye. You will have to pretend that I took a decent photograph of it. ::grin::