TheBanyanTree: Morning

[Jeri Xiques]

I like it too!!

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Mike Pingleton <pingleto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just lovely, Linda.
>
> :)
>
> -Mike
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Linda DeMerle <twigllet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > The morning breaks gray
> > awakening us with loud splats
> > of rain flattening themselves
> > on the skylight
> > and the bed is so warm
> > and smells like us
> > so we linger there
> > and lie close together
> > like we did when we
> > were young
> >
> > After breakfast
> > he kisses me, softly
> > on the mouth and tells me
> > he loves me
> > he pockets his phone
> > ties on his shoes and pulls on
> > his coat before he
> > he pulls shut the door
> > with a soft
> > kind of
> > authoritative
> > almost-slam
> > and brushes the keypad
> > with the edge of his hand
> > to lock me in
> > like a treasure
> > to keep me safe
> > from marauding
> > magazine sales ppl
> > guys looking for work
> > shoveling snow off roofs
> > and Girl Scouts in parkas
> > with umbrellas
> > selling cookies
> >
> >
> >
> >
>