A Light in the Attic

There’s a light in the attic . . .

Though the house is dark and shuttered,
I can see a glowing warmth . . .

And I know what it’s about . . .

The light in your
smiling eyes

as you let your kurta
fall to the floor

and tell me
I’ve had your heart
all along.

NEXT:
Blue Yonder

See also the related Wild Reed posts:
• “There’s Light in Love, You See”
• What We Crave

• The Color of Love
• Skylight
• “So You Can Only See Beautiful Things”
• November Musings
• Saaxiib Qurux Badan – November 18, 2020
• Today I Will Be Still
• Morning Light
• It’s You
• The Landscape Is a Mirror
• Out and About – Spring 2020
• Somalia Bound
• Saaxiib Qurux Badan – July 14, 2019
• Mississippi Reflections and Forest Green
• Sunset Reflections and Vapour Trail
• In This In-Between Time
• My Love, “Return to the Root of the Root of Your Own Soul”
• In Too Deep: Saaxiib Qurux Badan – April 16, 2019
• Tender and True: Saaxiib Qurux Badan – March 29, 2019

Images: Saaxiib Qurux Badan (“Beautiful Friend”), Minneapolis, MN – Michael J. Bayly (4/24/21).