things that make my heart beat faster
winter edition
Salted butter. Books that make me sigh. Dusty attics with pitched eaves.
Etched glassware. Antique stores. Elbow patches on tweed blazers.
Overcoats.
Slippers by the bed. Old typewriters. The glow of a single lamp in a darkened room.
Silk pajamas, clean sheets, and a fluffy duvet. Imperfect vessels. Woodsmoke.
Time-worn leather chairs. Record collections. A dark pub and a pint.
Jewel-box powder rooms.
A thermos of something hot. Walking in the woods. Old dogs that sleep all day.
Winter drives. Overfilled bookshelves. Mismatched vintage plates.
This woman.
With a quickened heart,
-Kelley