SUTRA
 
I’ve never had casual sex.
No, it’s always been frantic –
in the pantry, in the kitchen,
up in the attic.
 
But frankly, those antics
had to stop when I reached 60.
Nothing nifty or athletically
tricksy fitted the bill.
 
The new drill involved 
a bucket of pills, creams, 
an ocean of lotion just to 
get a semblance of motion.
 
Then I discovered the art
of Tantra. That long-sought-after
calmer sutra.

Goodbye to hectic, hello to Tantric-
two weeks to prepare for a kiss?

Bliss


Eddie Gibbons has six published poetry collections. 'What They Say About You' was shortlisted for the 'Scottish Poetry Book of the Year', 2011. He was a prize winner in the inaugural 'Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition', 2008. His latest collection is available here-Roughly Speaking (leamingtonbooks.com)
Twitter- @1Eddie_Gibbons