The Septuagenarian

The swish 
of our feet
‘neath the sheet, 

intermingling 
with our thoughts and 
the fleshly

lyrics of 
a night rain, ah I’d have 
never perceived that 

it would  
becharm us—
the septuagenarian!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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