What's In A Cuddle? Poem by Alice Anne Gordon

What’s in a cuddle?
A fond farewell,
A happy greeting,
A healing solace,
A tear that’s fleeting,
A hungered passion,
A longed for kiss,
A life affirming
Touch that’s missed.
A place of safety,
A place of peace,
A place of happy
Times not least.
A source of comfort,
A source of wealth,
A source of pleasure,
Sumptuous health.
A time for closeness,
A time to cry,
A time to hold
On, never sigh.
A thought of loving,
A thought so dear,
At thought of being
With you near.
A touch of softness,
A touch of skin,
A touch on time
That both can win.
A sound of breathing,
A sound of light,
A sound of stars
That fill the night.
To hold on close,
To hold on now,
Is to hold on forever.