The memory sends sharp prickles
Up my back, sweet positive hands
Pausing overworked brands
For insecure disabled trickles.

The tea and orange, careless waiting,
Uncompromised allure,
Unpredictable but sure,
Timeless action, no debating.

The hard rain was a short shower,
Firm and beautifully gripped,
Bright rainbows finally slipped,
Wings eventually unclipped,
One edge teased, the other tipped
Come the man, come the hour.

The sludge of marital worry,
Muddy precipice, casually cruel,
Threatening every tearful rule,
Severely inconsequential hurry.