Bathsheba by Anthony Stechyson

Bathsheba, by Jean Leon Gerome, 1889.

Bathsheba

Elle savait
qu'elle était
parfait dans
tous les détails.
La peau, les cheveux,
la fesse.

Chaque matin,
elle prenne un bain
sur le toit
de la château,
pour enlever
les infidélités
de la nuit.

Anthony Stechyson

This poem was written for the 20 Poem Challenge.

Anthony Stechyson is a frustrated film-maker and would-be dandy living in Toronto. When not behind the camera (most of the time), Stechyson enjoys many eclectic things including: Zydeco music, French cuisine, cobbling and even Venetian mask-making! His other hobbies include croquet and gardening.