98poems/silk

All the things I love
are the color of honey,
my apple cider vinegar
the earrings I always wear,
the silk clothes,
which are my particular
version of saffron robes.

Honey, is God’s favorite food.
I, of course, prefer mangoes.
But left on a desert isle
it is honey, I would take.

Silk is God’s favorite cloth,
she likes it best
when it is honey-colored.
I wear it so I can travel
light.

9/19/98