"take me again," she said, thinking of him   "to the pond with the swans and the swimming"   far from his room the familiar perfume   how it felt to her when she was naked   lessons she learned when her memory slurs   as they marvel with love at the sunset   walking away at the dark end of day   she will measure and break like a habit   oh how the rain sounds as light as a lover's word   and now and again she's afraid when the sun returns      "take me again," she said, thinking of him   "i don't care for this careful behavior"   a brush through her hair, children kissing upstairs   keeps her up with her want for her savior   the sun on the sand, on her knees and her hands   as she begs for her fish from the water   but turn them away, she's a whip and a slave   given time she may find something better   oh how the rain sounds as loud as a lover's words   and now and again she's afraid when the sun returns