Mallet

Hand carved mallet of mahogany,

greening copper horse-head bookends,

musty velvet wafting in metronome,

electric detoxifying of piano notes.

Whoopee! Whipping orgasm. Leaning back whirling

a big cab franc through smoky haze; notes stopping

as she capered off ivory keys and drifted

to the plumaged blanket hugging the loveseat.

Scribbled ink stained paper fibers,

tobacco smoke stinging eye under glasses,

journal under crumbling jazz sheets,

sheltie awaiting nightly cuddle.