Roger N. Taber: aspects of a gay man's life in verse

Ah, the sheer sensuality of breaststrokes in a summer sunshine - or at any other time for that matter. Depends who you’re with of course…

EARLY MORNING DIP

He lay next to me

breathing quietly;

Pecs under his tee

like crests of wavelets

on a balmy sea;

Blue shorts, teasing me

like summer skies

fluffing up for rain

maybe

Hairy legs, tickling me

like a summer breeze;

Flesh, a comfort

of hot sand on

my belly, as I snuggle

close - and we

let the sea

take us

Breaststrokes, before

Breakfast

[From: First Person Plural by R. N. Taber, Assembly Books, 2002]

[Note: Many thanks to all those who have emailed to ask about Sacrilege that is Book 2 of my Laurence Fisher trilogy - Blasphemy – Sacrilege – Redemption.  Sadly, the publishers of Blasphemy have introduced a policy requiring authors to pay for the first 500 copies as well as parting with half of any royalties. I have no problem with the second point but will not agree to the first. So, yes, I have finished the book but, no, I don’t have a publisher…yet... WATCH THIS SPACE.  In the meantime, anyone who wants to take a look can get a (free) preview of Chapter 1 of Blasphemy at: http://www.glbpubs.com/blas.html from where the e-edition can also be downloaded. A print edition is available from book stores in the US & UK or amazon.com / amazon.co.uk and many (UK) public libraries stock copies]

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