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sit with me

tonight

in a low lit kitchen

and sip a cup of coffee.

i'll bring a deck of cards

so we can pretend

to play

and you can almost

not notice

while i quietly watch you.

pull your knees close and settle down

in your tired wooden chair,

smile to me

behind your sleepy eyes.

if you turn on

the old dial radio,

we can listen to

melodies from another time

and sing along

with the ones we know.

maybe,

just maybe,

i can ask you to dance.

i'll look down to your toes

before holding you close

and turning across the cracked tile floor.

and when the song

has finished dancing,

i'll steal a kiss

right from under your nose.

we can sit back

at the creaky antique table,

and you'll choose

the chair next to mine.

i'll put my arm around you

as you lean to me,

and we'll watch

the oven clock slowly tick

until half past two.

Reviews

[Jenny Wren]

The kind of moment I wish to share with someone someday.

[miSS LEaf]

simply sweet and romantic, with a lovely tone of affection............. sounds like a beautiful long night ~L