The poem was originally written as part of NaPoWriMo 2010. Then Two Friars & a Fool requested submissions of Pentecost-themed poetry videos for a Theological Poetry Slam, and mine was included in their selection.
Two Friars and a Fool: Creation of Stained Glass:
http://twofriarsandafool.com/2011/06/creation-of-stained-glass/
The images are all CC-licensed in Flickr by RosefireRising.
Hot as asphalt
At summer noon
The black leather
Goddess sizzles
Radiates heat
So hard she aches
Those around her
Walk gingerly
Speculative,
Cautious, inspired
…
Asphalt crumbles
At its edges
Cracks spidering
From beaten paths
Potholes jarring
Jouncing, jolting
Words aren’t needed
to say, “fix me”
Pack in a patch
Of aggregate
And slurry seal
Smoothed glossy black
Supple as skin
Tough as leather
And there, a bit
worse for the wear
but still working
tough as ever
