OurBounty (to Brandon)

And like a

Barren field we

Tilled picked rocks

And planted the

Friendship seeds watered

Them with interest

And curiosity weeded

The distractions of

The others basked

Them in the

Sunlight of affection

And harvested them

Last night tonight

Let us sit

At our table

In each other’s

Arms and feast

Upon the bounty

That we both

Have tenderly sowed

TuckedAway (to Brandon)

There is a

Box which I

Keep tucked away

Somewhere south of

My chin and

North of stomach

Where I keep

Trinkets and baubles

And of which

Few ever see

I showed you

Last night this

Treasure trove explained

Things and let

You touch delicately

You handled things

With care and

Compassion no longer

Hidden they are

Now ours to

Play with pretend

With dream with

And simply enjoy

RememberYou (for Brandon)

Your skin is

The color of

Roasted hickory your

Eyes like chocolate morsels

And just as

Sweet your smile

A keyboard of

Ivory your belly

Rises to the

Mountain of chest

Giving way to

Cliffs of shoulders

Your arms and

Legs long like

Cane fishing poles

And your lips

Soft like the

Inside of a

Rose petal this

Is how I

Remember only you

MorningAfter (for Brandon)

Sitting here now

Basking in the

Over glow of

Last night I’m

Immersed in you

Like a sudsy

Hot bath my

Cares whisked away

Our lips met

For the first

Time many times

Last night tethering

Our emotions like

A dirigible moored

To tall poles

Now not only

Do I have

Your words but

The taste of

You with me

Early this morning

RememberThis (to Brandon)

I don’t remember

What falling in

Love feels like

But when I

Can hear a

Hummingbirds wings fluttering

Or the sound

Of your smile

Spreading across your

Face I’m reminded

That there’s something

Going on now

That I must

Remember come let

Me drink from

Your cup and

Write you poetry