AFTERNOON DELIGHT

 

I stood in the bathroom doorway

And watched her stir

The afternoon sunlight

Painted patterns on her naked contours

As it shone through the billowing curtains

Her hair, still damp from our passionate exertions

Clung to her face and neck

And beads of sweat sparkled on her skin

She lay on her side

Knees drawn up to her belly

Showing off the wonderful sweep

From narrow waist to curvaceous hip

And the perfect roundness of sumptuous buttocks

Then she rolled on to her back as she stirred again

And the magnificence of her was there before me

With patterns of light and dark dancing over her form

Her nipples aroused as the soft breeze wafted over her

Her eyes opened and she smiled when she saw me

She sat up and brushed the hair from her face

Then moved onto her knees and stretched

Leaning back until her hands touched the bed behind her

Supporting herself on clenched fists

And throwing her head right back

Until her black hair tumbled down her back

My eyes slowly scanned the beauty of her

From the cascading black hair

Down the cords and sinews of her neck

To the fine structure of her shoulders

Dwelling on her firm breasts and proud nipples

Before continuing to the soft down on her flat belly

And her round hips and buttocks

Before reaching the thick black triangle

And her long taught thighs either side

I left the doorway and picked my way

Through the discarded clothing on the floor

To reach the bed where she now sat

Sitting on her haunches she looked at me

A radiant smile illuminating her face

With eyes that said “again”