Sweet smelling cedar chests
where fine sheets are found,
bed spreads
where the soft limbs
of maidens
can rest provocatively.
Diaphanous saris
in joyous colors
to reveal beauty
and veil defects
Sober chitons
for a stately mien
Dark cowls
to temper the soul
for everlasting contrition
Naked
who are you?
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This poem is written for Maya
Mutemwiya
a novice of Egypt, a weaver
of fine cloth who had her own lovely shop in the now defunct Ancient Sites