3:28 A.M.
3:28 A.M.
We slept tonight
woven together like
hemp
in a basket of love
You like a babe
gathered in my arms
enfolded
protected and cherished
Our naked warmth
the continuing
reward
of love well made
Occasionally, gently
I roam the moonlit
‘scape
of your body
Your mounds and valleys
satin-like skin
soft
you stir a little, I stop
You wake, “I have to go”
You re-dress, it’s
finished
You return, turned over
But it’s only an intermission
We’ll love again
together
Our naked warmth to return
Shorebird
Eastern Shore Writer's Assoc.