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Flicking his eyes all over my face, he whispers, “Dark curls; Golden eyes.” He rubs our noses together. “Thirteen freckles; Flowers between her thighs.” He skims his lips over mine. “Sweet; So sweet; My heart; My sweetheart.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[169,172,177,180,183],{"id":170,"tag":171},2412960,{"id":58,"tag_name":59},{"id":173,"tag":174},2412962,{"id":175,"tag_name":176},1221,"poem",{"id":178,"tag":179},2412959,{"id":63,"tag_name":64},{"id":181,"tag":182},2412958,{"id":68,"tag_name":69},{"id":184,"tag":185},2412963,{"id":73,"tag_name":74},"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant passage is likely from a love letter written by Saffron A. Kent, an American novelist and poet known for her vivid depictions of the human experience. 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