Simple Warmth

These days our circles are clipped

by cold, by early darkness,

and my gratitude glows bright

for simple warmth —

the miraculous heat of your body

bringing me in to the safety

that melts my hard edges,

the rigid shivering giving thankful place

to the reception

of your radiation,

effortless, smooth,

comforting to the bone.

©Wendy Mulhern

November 29, 2015