An imperceptible breeze that not so much wrinkles the leaves, but shimmers in so tiny a movement not to be noticed but for the afterthought, you enter my dreams, not to rest, but to remind, alight, then pass; you are smaller in my arms than I recalled.
This path circles, wanders off into the busy-ness of life and returns, weighed down in undeserved silence and worry, returns without touch.
These thoughts are not touch, these characters not sensation, but notions needing weight.
They are not your hand in mine, your shoulder on my chest, my hand flat on your belly; are not a breath on your neck, the clutch of your hair, a tangled smile.
These little nicks heal, the depth of your eyes a surprise.
They are not the things that linger; only touch lingers.
A kiss along your spine, hands clenched, your soft mouth, a teasing tongue, head on your chest listening to your beating heart, the silence of that closeness. A finger circling once, twice; that place you draw me away from the whisperings.
Touch is taste.
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About michaelstephendaigle
I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards;
The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
