La Robe de Mariee, Paul Delvaux 1976

outside church and traffic line
i dream in white
unchanged and alone
waiting for you

Young Man with a Skull, 1626-28 Frans Hals

skulls murmur darkly
words words words
catch my conscience
in philosophical dream

Ballerina, 1884-85 George Hendrik Breitner

i slip aside
fingers fumble ribbon untied
while the finale dances by

Jaroslava, 1920 Alphonse Mucha

let's be famous
draped in sheet and golden ring
cast my eyes cassandra
with wildflower pink