As I undress you, your pupils are black, wet, Immense, and your skin ivory and humid. Move softly, move hardly at all, part your thighs, Take me slowly while our gnawing lips Fumble against the humming blood in our throats. Move softly, do not move at all, but hold me, Deep, still, deep within you, while time slides away, As this river slides beyond this lily bed, And the thieving moments fuse and disappear In our mortal, timeless flesh. The Great Nebula of Andromeda We get into camp after Dark, high on an open ridge Looking out over five thousand Feet of mountains and mile Beyond mile of valley and sea. In the star-filled dark we cook Our macaroni and eat By lantern light.
Stars cluster Around our table like fireflies.
After our supper we go straight To bed. The night is windy And clear. The moon is three days Short of full. We lie in bed And watch the stars and the turning Moon through our little telescope. I lie on my elbow watching Your beautiful sleeping face Like a jewel in the moonlight.