Saturday Late Afternoon

I like this curl on curl

of you and me together

I like this curve at your neck

and how my face fits into it

I like your warmth

and the warmth I feel

as I hold you in my heart

We don’t need words for this —

the breathing is enough,

and the intersection

of our days of work —

Work of our hands

Work of our hearts

Following lines of fulfillment

all the way here

to this well-earned

place of rest.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 15, 2014