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