Poetry by William F. Buford

Rosie Rosé 12/27/2007

Take your bottle of mateus rose
don’t bother me baby with any other pose
what you play at here is just enough
to get your nose powdered but not too rough

don’t make me look twice at the way your lavish
playing with hot colors makes you so ravish
the way you treat me you’re all so sweet
so your true colors hide in those shadows, discreet.