She steps into the dark swamp br where the long wait ends. br br The secret slippery package br drops to the weeds. br br She leans her long neck and tongues it br between breaths slack with exhaustion br br and after a while it rises and becomes a creature br like her, but much smaller. br br So now there are two. And they walk together br like a dream under the trees. br br In early June, at the edge of a field br thick with pink and yellow flowers br br I meet them. br I can only stare. br br She is the most beautiful woman br I have ever seen. br br Her child leaps among the flowers, br the blue of the sky falls over me br br like silk, the flowers burn, and I want br to live my life all over again, to begin again, br br to be utterly br wild.