Comfortable Kisses

Comfortable Kisses

Where is the excitement
in comfortable kisses

Prefunctory "Goodnight"
Morning kisses taken for granted

New love interest
Exciting kiss
learning
exploring
and oh, so sensual
Makes one forget comfortable kisses

A four year old's good-bye kiss
while racing out the door
Mom's half hearted pause
accepts the interuption

New baby so fresh and clean
new toes, new nose
sweet kissable knees
But all Sarah wants are
Mommy's comfortable kisses

Hurried "hello" to Mom
Rushed good bye too
Now she is in Summerland
forever gone from your touch
and how you long for
her comforting kisses

Accumulated life
love and losses
equal
a lifetime of giving
accepting and discarding
Comfortable kisses