Roxanne Hoffman
For My Mother
one
lit
votive
flickering
among the others
recalls a once brighter light source.
flamenco
fast
free
foot-loose
she beckons
fingers fluttering
her red high-heels pounding like hooves
hips
sway
feet stamp
as she spins
his eyes following
caressing each curve as he claps
fast!
fast!
breathless
she leads him
the music changes
he encircles her like a flame
now
she’s
clapping,
applauding,
louder, still louder,
hands soaring phoenixes, they dance.
Saltitos del Corazón, Otra Vez / Little Skips of the Heart, Again
two
friends,
women,
slow tango
in step with their hearts,
rejoice in lives shared, children raised.
divorced, widowed, they glide store aisles,
feather empty nests
as pregnant
daughter
comes
home.
Un Beso, Nada Mas (Just One Kiss)
one
kiss
becomes
another
and then another...
your mouth so irresistible
just one kiss? that’s like having just one potato chip!
