Your summer dress br comes to rest br br upon the balcony br br hung up on a thin br wire hanger br br (an exotic bird) br br it cries for your body br weeps at being br br parted from you br & your curves br br a pool of tears br collects at its hem br br as longingly it dreams of br the touch of your skin br br asleep now br in the sun. br br Later that evening br frightened by the approaching storm br br it tries to escape br the clamour of its hanger br br almost flies off br beyond the reach of my hands br br run away to sea br seeking for further horizons. br br I calm it br tame its panic br br fold it tenderly br br carry it like a dreaming br child br br lay it to rest br at the foot of the bed br br where all night long it sleeps br at your feet br br awaiting your footstep br br the sunshine br of being br br you br again.