The evening hums in muted tones
your fingers drift toward mine and rest
a quiet realm the twilight owns
unfolds within your measured breath
Your kindness drapes the colder air
like woven silk around my name
a vow beyond a spoken prayer
that warms the dark from where it came
Your nearness clears the crowded streets
and shifts my pulse to calmer view
each memory that midnight keeps
glows brighter when it carries you
Remain beside the tender blue
that gathers above all we pursue
for every dream grows deep and true
within a softness meant for two