Sharing a whiskey
A fire and
A cuddle on
A snowy Christmas
Eve you uncurled
Yourself from me
And sauntered into
The bedroom through
The darkness leaving
Me to turn
Out the lights
In the silence
I heard a
Clacking from outside
Checking snow covered
Windows seeing nothing
I opened the
Door and saw
Blinking in front
Of me reindeer
Like eight shivering
Waifs then knowing
That Christmas had
Come to our
Tiny quiet cabin
And an accent
Like an auditory
Pheromone like a
A fragrance tickling
My ear like
A refreshing cocktail
Crisp and sweet
Like a dry
Sherry paired with
A crackling fire
Or like a
Whiskey smooth and
Smokey and slightly
Bitter these things
That you say
And how you
Say them makes
Me melt like
A freshly formed
Snowball in the
Hands of frolickers
Always aimed directly
At my heart
I write to
Write like every
Animal breathes to
Live I discard
This piece or
That poem as
Quickly as dirty
Diapers but you
Oh you scoop
Them up keeping
Them knowing that
There are fortunes
To be read
In them every
Dreamer needs the
Cover of shade
Sometimes and you
Muenster are my
Big outstretched oak
And like a
Letter to Santa
I prayed to
The Universe to
Bring me a
New boyfriend lo
And behold just
There beneath the
Christmas tree of
My heart I
Found presents a
Friend like a
Favorite ornament bringing
Laughter and like
A mystery date
Game yet to
Be played a
New suitor both
Of which I
Will try trying
To decide which
One I will
Keep tried and
True or shiny
And brand new
Again at last
Again having found
Shade beneath the
Arms of friends
Not necessarily thirsty
Not even hungry
What I do
Miss most is
That one simple
Lingering kiss that
Pair of lips
That unlocks my
Heart like a
Key to a
Locket making me
Giddy and warm
And knowing that
All things are
Possible once again
Universe bring me
A boyfriend now
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 