Nothing says love louder than
letting your lover warm
cold winter feet
against your body
as you try drifting
off to sleep
The same feet you dulled
your fingers on earlier
working kinks out
the sole of a hard day
Or bringing those same hands
to your face, as you lay,
wincing, so you can once more
catch the scent
of the journey love took,
to come, to this place.
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A special announcement: Just released from Willow Tree Press, a poetry chap book, featuring Claudia Schoenfeld, Adam Dustus, Pete Marshall, Gay Cannon, Shan Ellis and Brian Miller (hey that is me!) is available for purchase here. In the Presence of Poets, Volume 2, and it is my honor to be in the presence of these friends and word artists.
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Laying naked in the snow for twenty minutes and then having your partner share the bed to warm you up says love louder...or is it icier?
Beautiful, Brian. The cold feet can indeed warm the heart and remind one of all the love shared.
Cold feet...warm hearts : )
Congrats on the chapbook! I'm going to check it out now.
Just so very perfect... my husband would surely find this so very perfect.
You have a great place here. I saw you over on "A Little Lilac" and then again on over on Laura's blog. Compelled (your photo- you know it is wonderful) to visit I saw you needed one more person to take you to the 1000 mark.
Oh and before posting my comment, I decided to trek over to the beginning of your blog... creepy I know. Where I see mention of Lynchburg and Roanoke. I have to wonder if you are still there-(I am over in Blacksburg.) Blessings to you and your family in this Christmas season,
So sweet and so very true:)
Beautiful words. Congratulations on the book...they're in good company too. :)
How is your son?
Warm way to end the poem....congratulations on the chap book Brian!
Awesome about the book! How can I get everyone to autograph it? (smiles). Beautiful poem. Not blushing as bad as I did with the other one :)
Cold feet, warms hearts, can't lose
Whether you shmooze or snooze
The journey is there
Although those cold feet may raise your leg hair
I giggle at this....and my heart is warmed. Love you....Love us (and your ice cold feet) ;)
The string of our hearts are tied with the cold feet of our loved ones? and all that time I was wondering what love was all about ;-)
I love this photograph!
Congratulations on the book, Brian :-)
awww a bit of poetic here today :-)
congratulation on the book Brian!!!!! i remember everyone asking you to publish for all the time that i read you, finally it's here :-)
guess i never really realized how loud love spoke when my husband even if i did not ask offered to warm my ice cold feet.. smiles.. this is a beautiful poem brian...love the intimacy in this and the journey it is to get there...and love the catching of feet scent..smiles..
A warming poem, full of the essence of love's give and take. Many congrats on the book to you and all our other friends and compatriots on the poetry trail.
Ahhhh the bliss of sharing ... everything ... exactly as it is... Love in all aspects. Even wincing LOL
Congratulations on the book to you, Claudia and everyone else mentioned! WTG You all :)
Awwww... :)
Its really a wonderful feeling when you slip your cold feet into your lovers hot ones :)
BTW... Congratulations..!!
So sweet, lovers warming each other. This made me grateful for the fact that my husband, almost every night, gives me a foot rub.
(Congrats on the book. I'd love to purchase.)
I know those cold feet well! Congrats on the chapbook!
Cool beans on everything contained in today's post!
absolutely sweet and true. great poem.
Hi Brian,
wonderful poem--really sweet and many congrats re book! Will definitely get. Take care, k.
Playing footsie,wow!Foot warmers of the living kind, a lot can happen in the warmth. We can relate to that.
Congrats on the book! It would be fun to purchase one.
Hank
The poem was a very nice complement to the photo.
Brian...this is lovely (if I dare use such a word) Wonderful, engaging and tender...truly a beautiful read...and I can't wait to get my copy! What a line-up Master WordWeaver! Yay you all :)
Oh my L! Just this. Immense.
This little piggy went to market, this little piggy went to town ... I'm going to cycle this through my brain all day! Wonderful that you are published ... you deserve a huge audience.
trying to keep it pretty straight forward this week instead of dancing too much in my words...capturing little moments through out the week...
magpie...thanks for asking...we think it is an infection in the salivary gland...it stopped swelling once he was on medication, his appetite came back as well...we hope now the swelling goes down as it continues to build in his system....
I'm so glad my hubby allows me to put ice-feet against his warm ones :)
Beautiful, Brian.
thanks for the update on your son...hope he gets stronger...love the sweet post....and congrats on the published book...will check it out ~
Glad to hear that things are under control with your son. Which son is it, by the way?
wow! love the poem and now i am off to check out your book!
One winter's night, when we were very young, my husband and I got to our new apartment only to find the hot water and heat were not turned on. We had traveled long and hard, and I refused to forego a shower, (yes I was a stubborn sort) so I took one. He, of course, had better sense. True love was the way he saved me from acute hypothermia (well, maybe not quite, but close) afterwards by snuggling up to the ice cube that was me.
;)
Gorgeous write, Brian! And, congratulations on the chapbook!
Love is indeed a wonderful way to warm up - whether it's feet or heart.
Congrats on the book! Gonna have to buy that one! "sole of a hard day" is a brilliant line.
Tina @ Life is Good
if only everyone had foot warmers...
Oh, dear Brian I savoured every word - they speak volumes to me as I recognize what they describe so well, it is as if you spoke my mind.;)
And featured in a poetry book, why I am not surprised.;) Congratulations dear friend.;)
xoxo
Absolutely ... my husband would have to agree on the first stanza 100%!! Great job, and congratulations on the book ~~
Congratulations... I can't wait to get my hands on it.
I love love love this. To me, this sort of thing is real love.
Congrats on the book, off to check it out now!
Poignant and oh so lovely...but you know I would JUMP and probably fall out of bed at the first touch of those icy feet!
Wow ~ what intimacy and expression of love ~ I'm there all the way!
ohhhh i love this! its so human. the feet we search for beneath the blankets, the same ones we massage the kinks out of. what perspective you have, I love being inside your head. You have such a way of bringing those small hidden things into the light of day and making me go ahhhh! Thanks!
Kellie
@BackyardPonders
http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/in-the-silence-of-make-believe/
Many congratulations on the new chapbook! And those lucky enough to have partners who don't mind cold feet are rich indeed!
Best wishes for your son's quick recovery.
simple and gorgeous poem, Sir Brian
This sweet three stanzas lets us
see a glimpse of the softer side
of the poet, and I love it. It brought
my fever down, as I get worked up
daily, writing, reading, and commenting.
Most to your poems I have read in
the last six months have been
muscular, powerful, macabre,
rife with symbolic second meanings.
I find a brother in you, and feel
that you, too, are "an outlaw of
the sensorium." as Kerouac said.
Congrats on the book! And what a sweet intimate poem!
Couldn't agree more, cold feet on warm skin is the ultimate bedroom sacrifice haha.
cold feet and warm heart is a beautiful combo Brian.. :-) :-)
Someone is Special
this caught me off guard bro.
V nice - sweet without sachrine
now thats as rare as me feeling a pang in my heart type area when reading poetry
U da man
magic madness...great image of great moments...thanks
Peace
Brian, we both know what it takes to survive winter. Cheers my friend!
Mark Butkus
http://www.barnonegroup.com/2011/12/ode-to-wednesday-night.html
You are such a romantic!
What a romantic thought--lovely, lovely work!
Audrey
So sweet. Cold feet, warm heart, loving embrace... I wear socks to bed. :)
"...so you can once more
catch the scent
of the journey love took,
to come, to this place."
I could change final words: "...to this holy place."
Something spiritual about that deepest of sharing, allowing one's feet to warm on another's body (stomach?). And the foot-rubbing (sigh!). Loved it Brian!
When my husband crawls into bed after getting off a second shift the first thing he always does is put his cold feet on my warm legs. I let him because I can't stand cold feet either. However there is no foot rubbing because we are both super ticklish in the foot department. Sweet write!
Did you see me nodding my head after reading that first paragraph? Ha ha!
Love this, Brian. Simply delicious poetry. Congratulations on the book. I can't wait to read it!
Just gorgeous!
Awesome about the book! It's nice when a larger audience can see what you've written.
That's love and no mistake.
beautifully penned glimpse into a sweet moment of shared intimacy. really enjoyed reading this tonight :)
sweet, and an unusual image to use-- I like it, my friend!
Brian,
Congratulations on the publication. Also for sharing this wonderfully intimate and compelling piece.
faint
faint
Brrr...okay, if you say so. :-)
It's the seemingly small things that say 'love.' Nicely done.
And congrats to you and the others on the book!
A love poem, eh? I think the forst I've seen for Mr Miller. Nicely done, Sir. There's a romantic in there...
I love my hubby so much because he let's me put my icicle toes on his back! :)
great, great news.
and the piece ain't bad, either.
So beautiful. Having cold feet and no warm body to warm them on is one of the downfalls of being a single lady! I miss the warm body on cold nights....you know, for my feet of course!
Sweet. Tender. Nice mood.
Well I do declare..this makes me want a foot rub.."honey, you ready"..
Light and loverly!!!
Congratulation on publication! I laughed aloud and thoroughly enjoyed your poem; oh, the things we do for love.
A love-ly write - and I agree, nothing says love louder than...
Congrats on being published. :)
Loved the poem and it's simplicity in illustrating love. It is in these precious little things.
Ah, the heavy scent of hands after they have administered a foot massage?!? Phew.
Actually, warming the feet of a Significant Other seems a perfect symbol of two people in love, warming to one another. And this is a universal experience you have tapped pleasingly here.
Oh, I just fell in love. swoon...
Ps. Congrats on the book Brian et al!
Cold feet, eh? You catch the moments of love!
That you express love through images of dull, cold, soles, feet...yes..reality. That's where love is... and what it transforms. Appreciate the simplicity of this.
And brilliant book news.. congrats Brian, well deserved.
A very intimate moment caught between fingers of care and joy. You've brought a flood of memories of cold feet, warm bodies, and how we find love in the fragility and willingness to bring joy to and from those we love.
Lovely.
Nice and simple/ liked how simply emotions are captured no decoration :)
And congrats for your new chapbook
mm yes, my very favorite thing is to tuck my cold ice cube toes between the legs of my lover to get warm, hear him yelp, and giggle uproariously!!
a sensuous write that makes one remember that there is love, and then, there is Love ~
This is just beautiful, Brian.
Congrats Brain on the book. and I Love this poem. thank you for sharing your lighter side. ;)
Rubbing feet...how I love this...the intimacy and sweetness of it. Nice, Brian! Congrats on the chapbook!
:)
Congratulations :D
You have enough comments here, so I shall stay schtum ;-)
The laying on of cold feet proves the depth of our love.
Exciting news about the new publication, Brian. Congratulations.
Lovely should be lyrics to a beautiful symphony, romantic, lovely...
Love this - it's spot on in both form and content. Well written.
I always have cold feet and hands. This brought a smile to my lips for sure!
Beautiful
Hugs
SueAnn
Lovely sentiments in this piece, Brian!
Now THAT'S a love poem
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Love, I find, is most seen in the menial tasks.
Very sensual. You sure know how to write. Sharing the entire intimate experience brings the comfort and joy.
hey Brian... I totally agree about the cold feet... My hub gets to warm them ;)
Btw-ordered two copies of the book, one for me and one as a gift. I am very excited and can't wait to get it!
Great intensity and a beautifully understated sensuality. Love it!
Delicate and touching, love the expression on loyalty and purity in this. Many congrats on the book Brian! Much deserved my friend! ~ Rose
I love it, heart and feet or souls.
I completely agree with every word! Clever ending lines. :)
Ah ha! We see the soft center of Brian. How cool! Oh, yes the cold feet warming. I experience that regularly. Love the "sole" in the second stanza. Great combination of the realness of life and the realness of love at the same time.
congrats on the chap, b. :)
this piece is sweeter than honey. *smiles*
Those cold feet are put on mine every night!
Toasty!
Thank you, for the memory.
Beautifully romantic...
sweet poem, Brian. And congratulations on the book; that's awesome! :) I'm gonna go check it out
I liked this one. Very heartwarming way to cover love.
Although it looks like this winter the book will be what I will be taking to bed!
Am lucky enough that my dear husband tolerates my ice cold feet, but have been waiting years for that foot massage! Still all in all, happy to look back on the journey. A lovely piece, a lovely reminder to cherish what you have :-)
As always, beautiful. The photos add a whole new feel to your posts. Make them surreal sometimes. I love it.
This is an AWESOMELY sweet poem, Brian ... "working kinks out
the sole of a hard day..."
This is so true ... love it!
That is incredibly beautiful - would you marry me please?
Amazingly sweet and romantic :)
It looks like a dream coming true,
Honest and Romantic One!
Love this. But what does it say of me when I expect my feet to be warmed against him, but won't let his icy feet touch me? In my defense, my feet are never near as cold as his...
Really nice sentiments illustrated as only you can do. Great job. And congrats on the book
This is so beautiful!
I fell in love with every word!
And congrats on the book!
Love the poem...my husband is a perfect foot warmer. And such good news about the publication. Congrats!
the image and your words blend in together very sweetly, passionately ... I like this kind of poetry ...
Special is one word to describe this :)
very true
yet the idea of getting those cold feet against me to warm up....brrrr, aah, that is so cold!
oh how fantastic brian! congratulations! and um...this piece? totally awesome.
Sweet but powerful love and writing. May your son continue to heal and congrats on your chapbook.
I used to put my cold feet on my wife when I went to bed does that count lol, great post as always friend.
Very nice. Unglamorously authentic love.
This is obvious, bravo.
Very Bold Expression, Bless you, I bet you have your loved one warm up your cold winter feet every single night.
Stay Happy...
This is beautiful and made me smile. --I'm the one with cold feet in my marriage and nothing says love more than my husband letting me warm my feet on him. :)
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