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In my body it is winter

In my body it is winter

a time of quiet

a stillness similar to snow balanced on branches

catching light and reflecting it back

illuminating sweet whispers

a lovers secret speaks underneath my skin

in this season

i hear beyond flowers

into subterranean places that do not meet the eye

a hidden language

of heart

the beloveds voice –

sensation

pulsing

lifting

grounded

in love with my every movement

asking for my every inch

engulfment at its finest

i couldn’t get away if i tried

this is a partner i draw forth by the space i create

through yielding

through recognition

i am receptive

limiting projection of what is meant

atleast until sentences seem finished

and then some

until i feel what has been given

embodied –

something trustworthy

inside this temple

i offer summer to my soul

its petals and blooms

i wait and listen

those sweet nothings turn into everything

it is enough for me to know –

keeping things close is not hiding

this kind of containment

is like roots

darkened, warmed, and well held in soil

gestating for springs arrival

bringing movement and invigoration

but for now,

quiet stillness

strength and courage

this body

like a tree

making what’s invisible visible

communes with consciousness

dancing in a lovers embrace