We moved together like waves
And then
I filled with limpid stillness
Though I could feel
the responsive column
through the depth of it
How any perturbation
would touch all of it
Nothing was moving
It was weightless, blessed
And I held it there
Nestled in your arms
for as long as the moment
of inertia
In the balance
of utter security
In the settled peace
of two.
©Wendy Mulhern
October 12, 2012