By Rose Mary Boehm
a sonnet
Handsome and flawless, young, and strong
The one who knew my tunes by heart—
The one who always played my song—
Your touch would break my life apart
Into small pieces I no longer found
Except behind your eyes and in your hand,
A lover tamed, surrendered, bound,
And nourished in a foreign land.
Escape, an option which I could not see
While expert hands played on my strings.
My polished body humming, loath to flee
A world where all of nature sings
The summer song, the harvest hymn,
Rich soil, soft rains… filled to the brim.
Copyright Boehm 2024
Rose Mary Boehm is a German-born British national living and writing in Lima, Peru, and author of two novels as well as eight poetry collections. Her poetry has been published widely in mostly US poetry reviews (online and print). She was three times nominated for a ‘Pushcart’ and once for ‘Best of Net’. DO OCEANS HAVE UNDERWATER BORDERS? (Kelsay Books July 2022), WHISTLING IN THE DARK (Cyberwit July 2022), and SAUDADE (December 2022) are available on Amazon. Also available on Amazon is a new collection, LIFE STUFF, published by Kelsay Books November 2023. https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/
All work by Rose Mary Boehm
