Winter (to Juan)

Twilight

Snow

Dance

Cedars

Pines

Sleigh

Bells

Blankets

Shooshing

Crunch

Chill

Fireplace

Crackles

Heats

Torso

Flank

Laying

Warmed

Hot

Toddies

Piano

Melodies

Waft

Kisses

Shared

Boughs

Hang

Burdened

Ornaments

Christmas

Time

You

My

Present

I

Unwrap

RememberThis (to Juan)

Piano

Melodies

Hang

Heavy

Humidity

Aromas

Cologne

Sweat

Linger

Cool

Touches

Arms

Chest

Chin

Lips

Kisses

Alight

Tenderness

Fingers

Paint

Dab

In

Cool

Pools

Tentatively

Touch

Entwine

Grasp

Hold

Deep

Sighs

Dreams

Drowsy

Languishing

Sunlight

Slithers

Through

Slats

Landing

Torsos

Mirror

Balls of

Light

I

Remember

This

WithYou (to Juan)

Ache

Longing

My

Heart

Lost

Now

Found

It

Beats

In

Yours

Incomplete

Lost

Amid

Turbulence

Afloat

Unmoored

I

Adventurer

You

Moored

Now

Knowing

That

Part

Of

Me

Is

With

You

OfLove (to Juan)

Heart

Away

Captive

Miles

Miles

Afar

Years

Passed

Still

Tethered

Time

Worn

True

Decision

Return

United

Cause

Of

Love

Together (for Juan)

Those

Eyes

That

Grin

Hands

Familiar

Drift

Flank

Torso

Entwine

Hold

Lazily

Touch

Unfamiliar

Familiarity

Dreams

Future

I’m

Moored

Miles

Miles

Away

You

There

Little

Bed

Soon

Together

Again

Forever