TROPHY WIFE

She lurked,

Slim, aloof,

A panther-pawed

goldfish thief,

A white curl lounging in sun puddles.

Elegantly trespassing,

This natural born seductress

Made eyes at

The Chosen One,

Spied on his every move,

Precision timing her appearances

While playing hard to get.

When he was worthy,

She surrendered,

Draping herself around his neck like white gold.

Do you have any extra special companions in your life? Tell me about them! This gorgeous girl is called Badu, because when she finally decided to step paw in my son's studio, he was listening to Princess Erika Badu. She now shares her time between the Swiss Alps, where he lives with "the other woman", and the countryside beneath the Jura mountains, where she helps me write poems. She also features in my upcoming poetry book, ILLICIT CROISSANTS AT DAWN.