Sometimes in the Night

BY CAROLE NICHOLS

Sometimes in the night,
When all is still and quiet
But for the softness of your breath,
The gentle rise and fall of your breast,
My eyes gaze into the darkness
And wonder how I came to be so blessed.

Sometimes in the night,
I reach out to touch you in sleep,
Marveling that love has brought you here,
To lie so, at my side, dreaming your dreams of me,
Allowing me to become a part of your forever,
And reassured, I close my eyes to safely sleep.