sex on the floor

with a hat wreathed in flowers
and sex on the floor
besides the water garden
under a sun shaped like a vagina
the woman felt relaxed
holding a large cigarette in her mouth.
reading Dionysos
while wet sand pushed between her toes
the lady felt the heat of July
little by little
draw salty beads of perspiration
in wavy lines
on her skin.
in a loose-fitting dress
and barefoot
in a quiet way
she looked at herself in the mirror
and saw a bird fly from a wire cage.