She fell in love –

            To use that dubious phrase –

            With words

            The had the colour,

            Contrasts and topography

            Of an exquisite Turkish rug,

            And strength

            But words

            As always

            Didn’t seem to be enough:

            She wished for more

            And only when she got 

            At length

            Another part of him

            Could she appreciate

            How little she had fought

            So hard to bargain for