Private. by Eliana Vanessa

desire blooms

in the respites

of calm rain

row my fingers

through snapdragons

labial pink

open mouth kisses

lightning bolts

pangs of tongues

move in jolts

to hush the approaching storm

as the permutations of your smile

lead a sudden downpour

and yet

a wet silence

bides the tempest

of my private ardor

Eliana  Vanessa is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at a young age.  Eliana's poems have been selected for display via a community project called St Tammany Poetry on the Streets, and she recently participated in the Jane Austen Festival (2017 and 2018) as part of a panel of other selected poets.  Eliana attends several writing groups, including Poets Alive, Bayou Writers and Inklings in Mandeville, Louisiana.

Her work has been published at The Rye Whiskey Review, Cajun Mutt Press , The Horror Zine , Under The Bleachers .