Excerpt from Calm Waters

MOUSE: I admire him--his bearing--wherein mine eye does see the solid core and strength of an impressive Spirit. I respect him--his dominion and seniority over me, where my very centre is laid bare and I know he holds me safe. I am deeply attracted to him--from his natural, elegant attire to the way he holds himself when he addresses a crowd. I am ignited by him--in imaginative creation, in the speedy grasp of new thinking, and in the playful desire to run naked in the dead of night. I enjoy him--from troubled quandary to cosy duvet snuggle, where his toes find mine and we wrap each other up so tight. I desire him--where the thought of his naked, manly strength taking me under him fills my womanhood with sacred shudder and shallow breath. I love him--in knowing he and I belong--in reaching the highest spiritual connection--and in our play, our work and our dreams; I love him. X