venus/ cupid

a sumptuous venus is seen from beyond a boudoir door,
she presents herself, clothing fallen below her knees,
left hand adjusting an ornament woven into her golden hair,
right arm extended toward an attending cupid

he holds a mirror in which venus regards herself,
and the reflection frames her face like a portrait,
the face contrasts with the radiant flesh of her nude back,
while also recalling the pure marble of a classic roman statue

just below cupid's feet and above a pair of lovebirds,
placed next to the dearly departed goddess bellona,
you will see; lace, linen, silk, cotton, satin, metallic thread,
fur and velvet, all in recline beside luxurious skin, a myriad of textures, arrayed in a sensuous rainbow of limpid hues and colors

burning techniques brings abiding,
immutable sensuality to a fever pitch,
venus looking at herself in a mirror,
while cupid helps her to see,
the vision is fused with the sense of touch,
its affects are jaw dropping