Danae

Painting by Gustav Klimt


DANAË


The redhead wore a short shirt,
She looked like
Klimt's Danaë.
I wondered how
One becomes
A shower of gold.
I suppose one
Has to be a god.
I asked her
If she believed in God.
She said,
"Yes, Zeus."


Duane Locke

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