Love in the Afternoon

"Love affects more than our thinking and our behavior toward those we love. It transforms our entire life." Thomas Merton.

I wish
we could live
forever,

our bodies throbbing
with endless desire,
rising higher
with inexorable fire!

Then, would I love you,
unceasingly, like the sun
embracing with eternal light
the constant moon,
beloved wife.

poem by Steven Federle
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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