Cold Night Splendid

Cold pushs through walls

doors and the bones.

Stand close, stay close

those ears are for kissing,

for snuzzling,

for whispers in the night.

The fires are quiet

and coal becomes ash-bed.

I can't speak the terms

of my own surrender.

But tonight the heat

pushes back.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I don't smoke

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This Is Eloquent

The images sleep beside each other and sneak up on the reader. Ah and hmmmmm...is the emotional response. Tres cool write - allets -