While He Sleeps


In the stillness of the pre-dawn,
she lies in silence 
and listens
to the soft breathing 
of the man who holds her heart 
cradled within his own
  
And as the soft brown light 
of the sun’s first wink
inches across the room
she watches him
as he sleeps 
and she feels more at peace
in that moment
than ever before.



©May 2006