Marbled Mornings

The morning arrives and wakefulness too

And for a brief moment I feel your presence anew

A quiet joy arises, my yearning undone

As when we undo our clothes

When our day is done

Snuggle under sheets warmed by two

Circling tongues ribbing outlines of us

When comes the quiet joy of peace that renews

The quiet joy of fulfilling love between earnest friends

Love that consumes everything standing in its place

Leaving Love joyful peace to shine through.

Then you dissolve and my heart can’t rediscover you

So I roll over and hope for my dream to start anew

Where is this love that my heart fulfilled

Where is the joy that simple presence renewed

Lying I daydream about futures to be

Then slowly rise to face labors yet undone

But there is a smile on my face ever so slightly

Knowing that my day beginning had already begun

Already flooded, blessedly colored,

By the sound of your presence

Euphonies of love, and of words compounded,

Not timelessly, nor carelessly, left undone.