Author: Shannah Schilit

  • Hair Under Wind

    I’ve got Hot I’ve got Hot Short I’ve got Hot Short Red I’ve got Hot Short Red Hair Look if you dare! I’ve got– Hair Short Red Hot Red Hot Hair Short Short Hot Hair Red Hot Hair Red Short crashing down on my pillow as I LAUGH and fall back on my bed I’ve…

  • At Ease with Herself

    [for Suzanne] She’s the most secure woman on the earth: Comfortable simply being who she is. She re-defines Femininity, with a Face unafraid to be bare, framed by perfect adorning spirals; her hair. She’s got skin like pearls and gloved hands to protect her fairness She’s got eyes like emeralds that shine with joy when…

  • Lost Without You

    Man, you are sharp as an icycle and you keep me on my toes like a ballerina all the while you have me bending over backwards for you like a gymnast blindly leaping in faith: Man, you have me believing in you more than in god not so sure about him– but you’re here: in…

  • Splendid

    Splendid [for Stephen] Thank you for a Splendid Night at Mirabelle; following the red-brick-path to the door, and then–inside– I never felt quite so well as I felt at Mirabelle; enjoying a meal that looked & tasted sensational, so Perfectly French and how perfectly, you treated me– helpless maiden that I am you were sure…

  • Joie de Vivre

    Joie de Vivre [For Arielle] She has a Winsome demeanor, a Scientific mind, and a Lively spirit; She sees the world: great places, great people great moments… are all hers. She has just begun her Adventures; her friends beckon her to come home anon Because she is loved– and when she returns, she will have…

  • I’ve Got a Pink?

    I’ve got a pink Rose, that is dried preserved forever– won’t fade away, no petals dropping, nothing falling; I’ve got a Pink Rose that is dried. I’ve got romance, I’ve got chocolate, and I’ve got a Pink? yes, I’ve got a pink– Rose, Forever: and I’ll never, ever have to watch it die.

  • What is it to you?

    What is it to you? Perhaps nothing, but it is Everything to me. What is it to you? perhaps a strand of DNA, but it is Everything to me. What is it to you?– Perhaps something to dye and chop, but it is Everything to me. Like Ladies in Fairytales, Like Jewesses Before the Common…

  • I Breathe Him In

    It’s like Being at the end of My Line, and then– Hashem. It’s like Being out of breath and then– Hashem. It’s as if I’ve been Expended beyond myself, and then– Hashem. It’s as if I Am nearly faint, and then– Hashem. At which point, there is nothing else But The One what else is…

  • Europe with Stephen?

    It’s a nice fantasy: Paris & Greece… but I’ve got a shop to keep. It’s a nice dream that keeps the heart alive, but I’ve got a shop to keep. Sorry to lead you into– thinking I meant I wanted to go– oh no!– I always do that. Anyway, it was just pretend, but still…

  • So?

    If you want my body and you think I’m sexy please DON’T let it show If you want my body and you think I’m sexy please DON’T let me know If you want my body and you think I’m sexy please GO! I’m takin’ me a walk and I’m buyin’ me a cuppa joe I’m…