A Passion Of Life Poem by Louise Tredoux

It was so wonderful
to meet on the beach
to kiss in greeting,
lingering, lingering,
a kiss in greeting

A kiss that grew,
a kiss of your lips,
your face, your eyes,
your hands, your
whole body

Touching mine, making
the world reverberate
a kiss of love
growing into
a passion of life

A kiss that became
racing pulses, my
mind befuddled,
no more thinking,
just feeling

My heart pounding
you must have heard,
you touched and cupped,
I tried to cover and expose
at the same time

I tried to touch and
withdraw all at once,
but you were firm
and wonderful, and -
you know me…

I cannot meet
people now, face
flushed, lips swollen,
the imprint of you
still marking me

I’m marked with love,
I’m blushing in
embarrassment, but
mainly in a new joy
of infinite love…