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The Warmest Word

The baby wakes up.

I enter your room softly and quietly. The dog sleeping on the floor wags his tail, as he wakes. I walk to your bed and stand gazing down, as you sleep. Your covers lay in a heap at your feet. You sleep on your side with your back to me and the room. As I gaze at you, you roll over and look up at me. I hear a tiny voice say, "Appa." I smile at you, as you giggle watching me. That sound makes my day and warms my heart. I am...

Lady in Red

Picture Prompt 1

He saw her in the park on a sunny day, while he was just walking though to the other side where he lived in a block of flats. He came out from behind a few trees just after 6pm that late sunny afternoon, where he stopped in his footsteps to see a beauty that was led to him from heaven. OR so he believed. He wished he could picture this moment and let time stand still. There she was, lying on a bench. Wearing a red dress,...

"If I could fall into the sky, do you think time would pass me by?... 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you... tonight." -from Dear John, A Thousand Miles. Wrap your arms around me, Hold me close, That's all I want As we lay together And my heart slows To match yours As we sleep next to each other. Body to body, Heart to heart, Soul to soul, That's all I want.

The warmth of my bare bodySmothers yoursAs you lay there tenderlyUntil the fairySprinkles sleepIn your eyes. My fingers intertwineWith yoursAs our hearts beatThe only spoken wordsWe hearAs we lay in a peaceful heap. The rhythmic poundingFrom the sweet musicOur blood pumpers makeResonate a soundThat reverberatesFeelings that onlyWe understand. As you sleep,I watch your chestRise and fall slowly.Each breath you take, then s...