This is not the original version.This version has slight edits from "... music kiss me to sleep" to "I let his music caress me gently to sleep"


Tickle

Author's Note: This is my partner in life.We celebrate 45 years of life together from that day on a doorstep where we first met. He is the love of my life.

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

His fingers danced across the black and white keys,
each step like music's heaven emitting harmonic sounds
that deflate the tensions so thick in my neck.
Yet, his fingers always finish by playing my spine
and giving my soul a good tickle.
Then saying my prayers,
I let his music caress me
gently to sleep.



Poetry by Clara Mae Gregory The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-08-15 at 16:49

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
This is warm and intimate in a way that feels earned, especially knowing it's about a partner of 45 years. The shift from piano keys to the spine is a lovely image, playful and tender at the same time. It's short, but the affection carries it. The phrase "deflate the tensions so thick in my neck" is a little clunky compared to the smoother lines around it, and the poem ends just as it finds its rhythm. Still, the love comes through clearly.
2026-08-25