TheBanyanTree: Morning

[David]

Well done...

On 12/4/2015 7:30 AM, Linda DeMerle 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
>
>
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