It is autumn yet again
Frisky sun readies its appetite
The object of pending game
lengthens hours of summer nights
Shirt is unbuttoned - chest revealed,
Twilight nudges ever closer
Trousers becomes part of the deal
to embrace, then resume posture
In the coming weeks, momentum
sips on chilled champagne
Quickening pulses often taken
are subdued by sporadic rains
December, nightcaps habitual
Romance now in full bloom
Love bites abundant, plentiful
Boldness of the groom
Passion mingling with myrrh
delights
The transition, a fleeting blur
and both earning their stripes
