Beside You


I sit beside you
like an angel on your shoulder
watching the carnelian glow of the sun
as is slips without a sound from the chambray sky.
I listen to the rhythm of your heart
counting the beats as the day goes to sleep
and the night comes out to play, stars frolicking
in the onyx void of the night sky.
I feel the steady whispers of your breath in my hair
as the intimate smell of the earth's secrets
float up to us stirring our senses.
I snuggle closer to you
sending up a silent prayer
"Let this night be eternal."

Copyright © 2004, Angelia De Los Santos