Love's Hold

Lounging on the bed

declaring vows of love ...

we sip amaretto from tiny

stemmed glasses.

The afternoon light softens the

contours of the room

and Leonard's slow songs

help bring our heartbeats back

to their resting states.

Your skin is warm as I pull you close

and drape your arm around me.

So many years have passed since that time and this.

Passion's been replaced by a gentle kiss

and sweet memories of times when "we were young and foolish".

2018

(from the book Discoveries In The Dark by Doris Potter)

© Doris Potter