Ways To Make Love

Make love 

under the warmth of the sun,

in the secrecy of a closet,

in the numbness of the cold,

with a goldfish watching you,

in front of mirrors,

under the shade of a tree,

in the mistiness of rain,

on a mountain top,

in a hotel or a motel;

drunk,

angry,

happy,

desperate,

disconsolate,

unencumbered,

constrained,

excited,

depressed,

carelessly,

untamed;

while people go places,

take trains,

catch planes,

hike and swim,

make plans and careers,

host dinners,

play poker,

and photograph the Amalfi coast,

commemorate a dead leader,

and dance,sing and sway.

Make love in all kinds of ways.