When Silver Candlesticks Guard (Free Verse Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

Where silver candlesticks guards against the darkness
I hear the dripping of water that falls
and over the windowsill novelties are displayed,
the candlelight in the bathroom flickers dimly
when I brush my teeth and watch you in the soft light,
I notice your legs and thighs are beautiful shaped
and between us the bath is like a white embankment
but in all of this you are a perfect woman
where I see water gleam over your body and breasts,
where your eyes look tempting and full of secrets,
your teeth are snow-white when you smile at me,
the water wait inviting when you climb out,
I cannot stop looking at you
and outside countless stars sparkle in the night.