~ Romance ~

soft music, champagne
a trail of clothing up the stairs
invitation issued

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snowbound
the warmth of firelight
covering the couple

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surrounding them
blending shapes and sighs
fog of passion

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the air is silent
heavy with the moist vapor
of their breath

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crystalline winter night
walking away from the hot tub
clothed in snowflakes

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a winter breeze
kept sticking chilly fingers
under my blouse

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comfortable lovers
sit contentedly
sharing silence

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insulated from each other
in individual pockets of silence
inside the larger silence

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(c) copy written by Carole Mathys December 20, 2004