17 March 2008 | Vol. 8, No. 1
Amuse Bouche, or "The Art of the Kiss"
a twilight wintered levy of reason and law
on love—
I study the formulae of oral ballets:
pas d'action
pas à pas
when lives elide.
what comes to pass
at the pass
of stitches, of interstices
of wet weather on sandy rocks?
With a full mouth
I'd almost rather say
About the author:
Michael de los Reyes is a history student from San Jose, CA. While handing coffee across counters, he dreams about where he'd travel to if he could only manage his tips. His work has appeared in Word Riot, Monkey Bicycle, and Cautionary Tale.
For further reading:
Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 8, No. 1, where "Amuse Bouche, or "The Art of the Kiss"" ran on March 17, 2008. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
