The Whiskey Taster’s Flavor Guide

Rubbing Your Shoulder

Spiraled fingerprints
spinning placidly forward
fingers round and round 
moving inward and outward
backward like a beet bulb 
from the earth and falling
in circles furrowing
arced lines and curved strength
of muscle memory holding
me mindful of long time you 
then and now pressing further
through freckles and primordial fuzz
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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The Whiskey Taster’s Flavor Guide
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