Bikini on a towel,

on a rock,

near the sea shore,

 

or

 

Sun auburn hair,

on a rock,

in a stream?

 

Splendidly brief,

in the sun

like a sculpture,

 

or

 

Alone in a forest,

butterflies,

fill the air?

 

Both beings of beauty,

one of show,

one of substance.

 

Need I tell you which one,

is the one I would choose?

David Garlick, Puerto Vallarta, February, 2000