on cold nights
as in darkness they lay
before sleep arrives
snuggled together, they play
he teases her
for wanting the bed covers neat
as she jokes about the coldness
of his too-big feet
she cracks on his boxer shorts
with their pattern of gray plaid
he wonders how such a tiny thing
could let loose farts that smell so bad
each night soft giggles mingle
with her sleepy sighs
& sometimes he makes her laugh
til tears stream from her eyes
wind howling outside
sleet slapping the window pane
she curls against her lover
before she boards the night train
in the winter sky outdoors
a full moon shines high above
indoors, in bed, they cuddle
secure in each other’s love
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