colour scores your skin
like massage oil,
almonds & apricots,
mandarin
& magnolia.
I paint you with strokes
of my heart.
*
in the café
bushel of gold apples,
........some darkly bruised;
bushel of dark purple plums,
........ripe.
gourd of stone vegetables
........fired in kilim
...............zucchini, squash,
......................yam.
polished granite tabletop
woven rattan chairs.
sultry jazz.
custard tart glazed
strawberries, blueberries
kiwi, peach.
sipping espresso
& cappuccino
coffee.
the late hour
our intense bond.
