Firelight through wine glasses <br />Paints ruby expressions on the ceiling <br />That move with the dance of shadows on the bed below. <br />We fall exhausted into the down comforter <br />Next to the dying fire, <br />With your hunger finally slaked, <br />Slumber overtakes you. <br />Sweat cools me quickly <br />In the January night, <br />I pull the cedar-scented blanket <br />Under my chin, but my stirring <br />Disturbs your sleep, <br />And you reach out of your dream <br />Pull me into that world of desire <br />where I am yours.<br /><br />Lillian Susan Thomas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ruby-expressions/
