J.R. Solonche
She stands behind her mistress,
her arms folded, at rest
from a hundred chores.
She does not look over the other’s shoulder.
Instead she looks at the window
and sees in its stream of white-gold
some delight outside this house,
whose hands are calloused,
whose hair is fire,
not a gentleman, but a lover
who has no need of letters.
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J.R. Solonche is co-author of Peach Girl: Poems For A Chinese Daughter (Grayson Books). His work has appeared in many magazines, journals, and anthologies since the 1970′s. He teaches at SUNY Orange in Middletown, New York.
