Lone is the word of my desire:

Yearn.

Forevermore of her.

Oh, how I yearn.

Yet, of no lewd needs.

To want or lust I do not.


Gentle are my longings:

A caress of slender limbs,

Enshrouding me in amour's warmth;

Contours of satin amber skin,

Lines followed by fingertips of mine;

In sweet mirth, the lips do meet;

To meekly unfurl delicate petals,

And taste her flower's nectar.


To hold and cherish and honour,

And harbour in taut arms,

Atop sheets of rippled ivory.

This, and more will I do

'til my days end.


END