Auras

The gliding auras of Nancy
Lift the evening to the stars
And all about the wine-stained villa
Couples trigger fire alarms

Up jumps a cloud of nightmare
And there you are again
Nose in the tragic mirror
Where all your fears are you

The dangling conversations of Kathy
Reach for the woman in the man
And everywhere that Kathy goes
Her mouth is full of sand

Up jumps a clotted apparition
Made of shadows older than time
Here come the old world women!
To tidy up and straighten up
Lovely apparitions

(And they make great wine)