Hotku

hot priest
his soft thumb dabs my forehead
with ashes

quiet volcano
the villagers take the host

drifting
through the neighbor’s window
summer orgasm

afterglow houseflies in the compound window

garlic-heavy gazpacho
the hostess flashes
her bra

summer guest
the choking scent of ripe melon

office orchid
thriving on humidity
and hot gossip

firing the kamataki with the Buddhist pine