Steepings: Intonation

Sounds and silences of love

We experience aloud

Hold hands in silence

Roar in support aloud

Declare devotion in silence

Wander city streets aloud

Sit on beachside benches in silence

Wince over wine tannins aloud

Smile at the shared glass in silence

Rushes and touches ensue aloud

Resting on shoulders in silence

We surrender aloud

And hope in silence

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To love aloud

To love in silence—

A rhythm shaped by time

This language of two

Of whispers and words,

Mark the space of potential,

And the stretch of love over time.