here we are...once again beside the fire
bitter wind whistling from outside through the eaves
an acoustic tune piping low envelops
gently cradling us in our rockers sway
snug in our old jeans and flannel shirts
I tamp my pipe as you border a blanket
oil lamps way down glimmer
outside..snow covered fields stark and naked
winter is such a damnable alien land
safe inside our shelter
we hold one another in our eyes
and in our gentle nature
later we'll cling to one another
unclothed 'neath crisp quilts
our bodies warming
but for now, in evenings glow
we breathe...and we smile
our bodies several feet apart
our hearts...
joined eternal!