Love Letter

I will never forget our very first mating ritual, some swans species are done in seconds . . . but ours went on for over an H O U R ! Oh, the courtship dance was divine and s u b l i m e . For days and days we touched wings while drifting, on the smooth water and wasn't it lovely to preen together . . . we dipped our beaks over and OVER, I loved when you would just be still and watch me. Our bodies touched smooth and g r a c e f u l , we never took our eyes off each other. Soon our necks were intertwining (I loved that part). and while we paddled our WI N G S spread and you took me to the stars . . . at one point you even pushed my head under the water, dear! you make very s e x y snorts and groans. And from that day we have been as one, in perfect H A R M O N Y , and together we raised all those fluffy cygnets. You are so protective to all our little ones, don't you just love the first time they go for a swim. With you as our HERO our family plays and sleeps in safety always, thank you for being the best m a t e for life and a great father . . . _________________________ November 3, 2017 Poetry/Free Verse/Love Letter Copyright Protected, ID 17-9560-07-0 All Rights Reserved. Written for the contest, Love Letter sponsor, Viv Wigley Fourth Place