<rich's untitled "[My mouth hovers across your breasts]">
2003-10-25.1:21 p.m.


[My mouth hovers across your breasts]
Adrienne Rich


My�mouth�hovers�across�your�breasts
in�the�short�grey�winter�afternoon
in�this�bed�����we�are�delicate
and�tough�����so�hot�with�joy�we�amaze�ourselves
tough�����and�delicate�����we�play�rings
around�each�other�����our�daytime�candle�burns
with�its�peculiar�light�����and�if�the�snow
begins�to�fall�outside�����filling�the�branches
and�if�the�night�falls�����without�announcement
these�are�the�pleasures�of�winter
sudden,�wild�and�delicate�����your�fingers
exact�����my�tongue�exact�at�the�same�moment
stopping�to�laugh�at�a�joke
my�love�����hot�on�your�scent�����on�the�cusp�of�winter



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