cicadas hum through screen doors,
bare feet against warm planks,
wine glasses catching starlight,
your smile melts away the day's heat;
fireflies dance across the lake,
your fingers trace my collarbone,
summer air heavy with jasmine,
our whispers float into darkness;
moonlight ripples on water,
your lips brush against my neck,
night breeze cools flushed skin,
time suspends in this velvet moment;
stars wheel slow overhead,
your heartbeat echoes mine,
cricket song fills the silence,
we become part of summer's breath;
dawn threatens at horizon's edge,
your body curves into mine,
dew forms on empty glasses,
night's magic lingers in our veins.
