your breath warm against my neck,
your fingers tracing sleepy patterns,
your eyes still closed in dreaming,
the world outside not yet stirring;
sunlight creeps across our sheets,
shadows dancing on bare skin,
coffee brewing in the kitchen,
morning prayers floating through windows;
I watch you slowly awaken,
your smile still heavy with sleep,
your arms reaching instinctively,
our bodies remembering their own language;
whispered promises fill the room,
gentle kisses taste of night,
time suspended in amber light,
these quiet moments our true temple;
stolen minutes before the day,
your heartbeat steady against mine,
our lives momentarily paused,
this love simplest in dawn's first light;
