housewarming

housewarming

it isn’t about avocado dips

and craft beer

plates nestled upon fresh pine

or chrome pegs for outdoor suits

soft-touch closure

or the gleam of a breakfast bar

it isn’t about a guest room

with handclap curtains

it is about your eyes

and where they lead

the crisp outdoors you’ll bring back

from yoga class

the rise and fall comfort

of the sleeping shapes you make

it is about the rock pool ripples in your laugh

that i want to hear forever