Taking Time
All before us,
This glorious Southern California morning,
Just beyond the open sliding doors
Of our top-floor room,
In this romance-washed resort
Bordering the cliff-contoured shore,
Lies a blue, sun-burnished ocean-sky —
This fluid moment
Stretching to a future
No farther away than our hearts' margins,
Closer, indeed, than our flesh,
Caressing the edges of intimacy . . .
Sea and breeze, you and me,
Time and love taking time to make love.
12/29/11
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