A taste. A loving taste, every shred of your skin That I can reasonably reach And then some not-- Tongue flat, enterprising Your ocean for it to breach. A moan. A deep moan, for your ears Alone, echoing through the stone For the raven, by the snake A song, a melody, a sonnet, Hummed low, buzzing through bone. A touch. A sweet touch, grasping, Caressing, surreal now, at last; Mine to love, mine to satisfy First of many, many, a lifetime, Yours to keep, future and past.

