red: (burning leaves in the back yard)

 

the last time

 

i wore this coat,

 

silver loop earrings the tight

red dress

praised your shoulders,

 

back,

 

& hair line permeated

the skin filled room.

 

reading shoes off,

the dance elegant was

filling,

more than each palate tender sauce,

 

yet sweat never evaporated better,

than from you.

 

linger breath of

chocolate moose, pinot, and lavender,

 

I can still feel your nose

buried i(o)n my ne(shoulder)ck,

placedpuzzle piece,

of sponge.

 

 

he was 3 then.

 

bouncing round in basket hat.

 

 

the last time,

 

i thought of you

 

like this,

 

i succumbed to hypothermia.

 

 

today,

in jeans, sneakers, baseball cap,

touting gloves & bat, l e a f tree rustle,

he makes me smile.