…Long enough to hold your warm hand in mine
caressing each finger
as you share your confidences
in the witness of only the incoming tide
…Long enough to return your embrace
ecstasy held tightly
in wordless quietude
while nature provides its heady music
…Long enough to hold my breath
awaiting the softness
of your lips on mine
while the ocher of sunset’s glory fades to amythest
Nothing but the fizz of the waves evaporating
as water turns into sky
Nothing but the echoing cries
of distant birds in their ballet
Nothing but your smiling eyes looking into my soul
as we breathe as one
How long do I want to live?
Long enough to fall in love again
and maybe
if I am very lucky
a little longer…
loridaily 
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