I love to kiss you softly <br />When you are sleeping <br />And with each kiss wash away <br />The worries you are keeping. <br />On crisp white linen <br />Rests your face so fair <br />Across the pillows snake <br />The red tendrils of your hair <br />Stirring embers of longing <br />With tentacles of fire, <br />I run my fingers through them <br />Awaking my desire. <br /> <br />I love to kiss you gently <br />While silently you dream <br />When the stillness of your body <br />Isn’t quite what it may seem <br />When flickering eyelids and <br />The turning of your head <br />Betray inner thoughts and <br />Hide the secrets of the dead. <br />Your ruby lips begin to part <br />With every breath you take <br />Whispering sweet promises <br />You hardly dare to make. <br /> <br />I love to kiss you sweetly <br />As you lie quiet at rest <br />Your long arms folded crosswise <br />Upon your rising chest. <br />On wind burnt cheeks <br />My kisses carefully placed <br />On stubble chin and careworn <br />Fingers tightly interlaced <br />From sinewed silken neck <br />To ploughed and furrowed brow <br />My love to you is given <br />As you awaken now. <br /> <br />February 2002<br /><br />Josephine Dunn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-love-to-kiss-you/
