What It Is

it is the smile that
cannot be bought by
avarice nor money
the grin of knowing
another has you
welling in her heart

it is the surge of want
within a glance
the smouldering look
that burns as bright
as when it first began
so many years ago

it is her hands upon you
pulling you in close
leading you to where
all intimacy of warmth
can be enjoyed without
the limits of restraint

it is the taste of eagerness
on trembling skin
the aroma of anticipation
drawn deep by shuddering breath
as her body presses upwards
for your aching touch

it is that breathless moment
poised upon the brink of joy
where her arms encirle
and her need will be fulfilled
when the feel of her becomes too much
and you must move within


it is the urgency of voice
that calls your name
the feel of her between your lips
the heat of her enfolding
the shake of her release
that makes control impossible

it is contentment
her heart so loud beneath you
shared  breath trembling
on cooling skin
and the sated certainty
of a new life made