She plays her game
of hide and seek
Letting you glimpse
her warmth, her heat
Her smile draws you
closer with wanting
Her laughter wraps
around your heart
and tugs
Her eyes – her eyes!
Now sparkling, now shuttered
now looking up at you
through lowered lashes
You’d think it all
coquetry and teasing
But you’ve seen her
sincere, shy, whispering
Seen her exploding
in ecstasies of beauty
Heard her hopes and dreams
spoken bravely into the night
Felt the velvet of her skin
and the trembling in the breeze
You’ve drowned in
desire for her
Stifled frustration and
swallowed disappointment
As she pulls
back again
Uncertain if this is
yet her time
Wary of another
destructive storm
Murmured confidences
wishes for
sunshine and new life
For growth and change and
valiant renewal
As you wait in swirls of
impatience and wisdom
In cautious assurance
knowing that, always,
Spring follows in
the wake
of Winter’s snow
-KJ Roe
Dreams of Shadow and Light 