a hummingbird

with a hat wreathed in flowers
and after energetic sex on the floor 

near the water garden
under an open sun shaped like a satisfied vagina

the woman felt relaxed
holding a large cigarette in her mouth.
reading Dionysos
while wet sand pushed and throbbed between her toes

the lady felt the heat of July
little by little
draw salty beads of perspiration
into wavy lines
on her wet skin.

in a loose-fitting towel
and barefoot
in a quiet way
she looked at herself in a handheld mirror

and saw a hummingbird fly from a wire cage.