Artemis
Artemis graced me with abundant verdure
the days when
I celebrated glorious, free
ancient spring charms
ravines with oleanders
deep chasms filled with
the song of Eros
a meaning as easy to decipher
as kissing the soft mound
of a woman
time of vernal equinox
truth no less important than
my sexual arousal
deep in moist caves
where my mind always ran
what I always wanted
innocent shivering lip
of the virgin just before a kiss
like the other side of the sky
where something hides
as close as in my soul
like a wishing fountain full of coins
dreams that appeared before
the end of a day’s toil
another martyr
another sacrifice
another blessing
Mayanaam
vequinox
Manolis 