Everything is calm
Serene
Outside of our breathing
In the distance
Away from us
The ocean kisses the shore
It licks at the same sand
That you strolled along this morning
That you remembered as a child
You still glisten
As I trace a cautious finger
down your back...lightly
Moonbeams had illuminated us
in our throes of passion
casting amorous shadows upon a wall
Your head now rests
upon my heaving chest
We are spent
Your skin
Is as dark as the finest cocoa
harvested from nearby hills
I absently run my fingers
Through
Long, dark, lustrous hair
Thinking that
Here, by the sea,
we are happy
Here, away from it all,
we are one
In our dreams
— Mark Butkus
Hopefully, by the sea, both are happy ~ I like the intimate capture Mark ~
ReplyDeleteI like the sensuality in this poem and how detached, from outsiders, the couple in the poem is.
ReplyDeleteAh.. the sea shores are also were i find great solace and separation from the cultural dramas of the world..
ReplyDeleteNice words to portray that in romantic way..:)
Very intimate - nice
ReplyDeletenice. i like the intimacy of this
ReplyDeleteand it reminds me how important it is to get away
from it all as well...so you have room
to breathe...and be together...
that's the getaway of a lifetime, that you wish could last a lifetime... sweet write
ReplyDeleteSounds like a beautiful sea of dreams..
ReplyDeleteWonderful and sensual - such a place would be wonderful to be with a special one,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful notes there Mark. Sensual words and imagery, a perfect setting!
ReplyDelete~Prajakta
Intimate and beautiful capture.
ReplyDeleteSo important to get away from it all. Why as the years pass, do we often forget this simple "rule"? Nice, intimate poem.
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