winter snow...

snow glistens in pools of street lamps...
the puppies' warm bodies snuggle between comforter and sheet...
your steady breathing next to me calms the sound of the cold night wind...
we've made it to here where there is nothing between us... (unless you're counting the dog...)
we've crossed the chasm of who i am and who you wanted desperately to become... and it was all very simple... complicated only by the memories that breeze through the transom of time like the chill air whipping snow against the window pane... it would be easy to pass the moment by... to pull the comforter over my head and turn a deaf ear to the stark night air whipping ice at the door... but it comes at too great a price... the energy spent to fulfill the mission that would marry your soul to mine... the night air beckons to rest in the comfort ... the shelter of warmth that encompasses our conversations when the sound at the door is just background noise... as we fasten the lock... end the night with a kiss of fleeting departure and the founded hope that secures our love in the warmth of this our home....