Images

Childish leaping
Heart happy greeting
Scattered joy
Smiling.

Sitting, playing,
Teasing, touching,
Hard hands made soft

Leaning, leering,
Rushing
Unbuttoning, cleaving,
Rushing
Falling, grasping,
Rushing
Heaving, gasping,
Rushing
Squirming, pulsing,
Holding,
Holding,
Holding.

Warm skin under blanket
Chilled night air
Reaching
Lovely sleepy thoughts

Cold sprinkle
Damp curls tickling
Warm, wetness,
Kissing, licking,
Waking,
Loving.

James K. Richardson