Stretching into the cool
gray morning I am
sentient to the smooth warmth
of companionship long missed -
her smile is faint.

a murmur of affection
mutual from sleep-milky throats
snags in the trammels of her loosely curled hair
as I turn my head against her neck

fingers wide,
her palm travels a
single-minded caress over
hip and belly to the sharp ledge
below a shadow-casting ribcage
and we both hum comfort
greeting the morning
from pomegranate stained lips
and earthen thighs.