Snow Day

it started snowing at twilight,

giant flakes of snow

falling like pieces of a torn

letter

silence and darkness

fell together,

covering everything.

the land

held its breath, 

everything going under

for a few minutes 

you stood, surveying 

the landscape beyond our door

black dog at your side

the pair of you, looking out

i was on the couch with a book

in one of your old shirts, some undies

and a pair of wool socks

gonna have to wake up

an hour earlier tomorrow,

you say grumpily,

gonna have to shovel out

we'll do it together, i say

truth be told

i just like to be near you while you work

i leave my book on the couch

sidling up behind you

snaking my arms under yours

to place both hands on your chest

slowly, i move to the buttons of your shirt

unbuttoning one by one

feeling your chest under my fingers

you lift one of my hands, kissing it

i trace up the side of your neck

with my tongue

turning to face me

you drop kisses on my nose

and my eyelids

you scoop me up

carrying me to our bed

i really really like those socks ma'am

you say,

chuckling in that deep throaty way 

that still makes my nipples hard

looking up at me from between my knees, 

your eyes are the brilliant icy blue

of the swimming hole

frozen over