Come Lie With Me
Lie with me in the sunny Spring
upon a pallet of white clover,
amongst the tall grass
we will disappear, as the gentle breeze
tickles the long blades surrounding us.
Like children, let us play a game of explore and seek,
immersing ourselves in innocence, long removed
as we expose our nakedness to the blue sky,
the warm sunlight caressing our skin.
Look at me, for the first time, with your child’s eye,
touch me here and here and here.
My mouth seeks yours, I am enraptured!
I am but a young girl, again,
playing in the field behind the old house.
Take me, gently, for I am enlivened, but take me now...
because I hunger for you with a child’s demanding appetite.
Then lie with me upon the felled clover, as the sun smiles upon us.
Let me sleep in your arms in innocence, as I once slept...
so many Springs ago.
