'Between Us' for Shirley Newman

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'Between Us' for Shirley Newman
by twelfthnight at 11/12/2010 9:37:11 PM

There isn't much tonight between
The rain, soft cymbals singing,
And you,

On the edge of your bed,
On the verge of my life,
Arm thrown gracefully across your eyes
Lost in color, and hope, and sleep.

There isn't much tonight between
My heart,
It trips and kicks itself,
And bangs against my teeth,

And the first clean breath
Of a breakaway morning,
When you and I
Will compare skies.

With all love and respect , my friend,
your
Jo