wildflower honeydrops
rain from the sky.
your wings catch them,
******* them dry,
******* the
caramelized-love
you and i share.
she is buttered with
cocoa, with almonds,
with dry seeds of
pomegranates that
sink their way into the
sun-soaked river,
rosewater bleeding
into your skin, memories
flowing along with the
fuchsia flowers that
bake their ways into
vanilla-creamed
frosting.
stars of
crystallized honey lay
warm on my thighs;
the gooey butterscotch
picks up the stars,
throws them into the
sugared black coffee above
me.
he curls his fingers
around peppermints that
sprout from
leaves of minted
rich chocolate, his
mouth growing
calm from cooling
springtime that
fades into a deep,
strawberry-burst
summer.