CricketsSlumber

~ Harlan Didrickson

We sat

across

each

other

a fire

between

us

ignited

by

a sideway

glance

a wink

crooked

smile

it warmed

us ignited

us

bathed

bodies

in hues

of amber

henna

and charcoal

it grew

this flame

then

ebbed

to ash

crickets

and

slumber