semiotics: nothing done in haste

semiotics: nothing done in haste

did she do that

for me alone

her hair done that way

& the turquoise ribbon

not like the women

doing their faces

as they drive to work

making faces

for anyone

done in haste

did she do that

for me alone

the tilt of her shoulders

as she walks along the beach

her hand held

just that way

left foot ahead

of the other

one heel lifted slightly

above the sand

& the entire skin

of her among shadows

leaving me undone

and wordless

this sunken ship

beached beneath the tide

i wave at this picture

of her walking away

saving face

done for me alone