read slowly; new love matters, poetry..

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Feelings embrace 

long before a 

touch 

visual sense 

eyes meet 

a smile 

nudges 

stirring 

~ 

Nearness 

elevates 

heart sound's 

awareness of 

heat as sun's 

receding  

intensifies 

layers 

~ 

Emblazoned 

horizon 

at climax 

drifting cloud 

shadow 

careens in  

afterglow 

craving 

~ 

Shallow flows 

resistance 

weakens 

waves of 

temptation 

a languor 

feeding 

hunger 

~ 

Beings in 

turmoil 

tempestuous 

crawl upon 

sand's alluring 

gritty, writhe 

legs entwine 

a union, splendour 

~ 

Whispers confide 

ferocity flavours 

fire within 

simmers to 

love sounds 

tempering 

as the layers 

crescent, 

love begins... 

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