Though winter may retain its chilly grasp
And frost clings to the glass in morning air,
The night wind makes the lovers hands to clasp
And warmth is brought upon me unaware.
Candles in the window flicker brightly
Suggestive of romance for those within.
Inside the air is thick with love, and rightly,
In wedlock, cheek to cheek and skin to skin.
The summer wedding brings the winter cold
A heat which souls alone must do without.
I do not take for granted that we hold
And care for one another. Beyond doubt,
This joy I have tonight extends above
All I, a fool, expected of our love.
postscript
The final day of Crowns of Sonnets' February Sonnet Challenge: [link] I am better pleased with this than I thought, since I had to rush it a bit. It's a touch more scandalous than I prefer to share, but hey, it's for Valentine's, for my husband, and no worse than Song of Solomon. But yay, another challenge conquered! I really enjoyed this, as I love sonnets a lot. I hope there's another, next February!