Mistress

Full-bodied, long-legged 

she seeped into our spring

bed until her flow erupted

on our nightstand.

Summers she crouched

under long workdays

beneath mortgage payments

awaiting weekends.

Her autumn tide swelled

determined to initiate

grown offspring, a search

for imbibing buddies.

Winter fails to freeze her flow

ruby and robust, she glimmers

despite our grays.