hot cocoa(ing)

two (not too) old
long-married people
went camping to light a fire.

came prepared: dry wood,
newspapered conversation,
(only need one good match)

he sparked (then flamed!)
she marshmallowed slowly
over love’s warmed embers…

. . . . .

Bjorn invites us to “verb our verse” (using nouns as verbs) at dVerse MTB prompt.