Springtime

Back along bygone lanes
She crept
Stumbling
Fumbling
Oozing with gin

In that familiar warmth
She slept
Restlessly
Breathlessly
Touching his skin

Wondering what it was that
She kept –
A longing
Belonging
Folded within?

But full with the hum of Spring
She leapt
Her blooming
Assuming
The fragrance of him

Lily Stella