Neville

Atarashī Kodō ga Hajimaru Shunken

Atarashī Kodō ga Hajimaru Shunken

 

Only a moment after she placed her left hand lightly

beneath the folds of her new silk kimono

and held it there, like that, for just a moment longer ..

 

It must have been that second moment surely when

those fingertips carelessly, caressed her belly

she first felt and became aware of Hajimi kodo ..

 

Then she could not stop the smile from forming, nor did

she want to hide it from her lover, yet both knew

she would need a new set of netsuke, before summer ..

 

To protect her modesty of course and save her blushes from

the prying eyes and wagging tongues of springtime

once the snow had melted and the cherry blossom flowered ..

 

The Moment a New Heartbeat Begins