calm love

in the light of an autumnal midday 
two half-naked bodies, still 
under the sheets 
yours freshly showered 
mine lying next to yours 
having slept 
a little more than usual
your hand cuddles my back 
my hand cuddles your chest 
 
to live our time 
together, with no haste 
that’s all that matters
no more words
no more caresses
no more reasons
with nothing else to give or receive
after having done everything and
having exhausted all ways 
of making love and still 
keep on loving 
to keep on like a raft floating 
in the middle of the sea 
making of our love 
something bigger 
than a calm sea
 
to live our time together
making love with permanence 
two lovers with a naked soul and 
two semi-naked bodies 
saying nothing
doing nothing
having to go nowhere
having no more love stories 
to invent and still 
keep on loving 
old and in love 
like a calm sea 
that can’t help sighing
in the light of an autumnal midday 
after many years of loving
in the oscillation of a time 
that has no end and a love 
that has no age