Heart. Wink.

birthday gifts
april 28, 2009

i will take the smell
of raindamp concrete
on an april afternoon
and tuck it in your pocket
to carry you through
the driest days of summer.

i will bottle the
essence of lightning,
and dab it daintily
behind each of your ears;
your perfume will draw
honeybees and butterflies.

and when i string
a necklace the color
of young leaves against
thunderclouds, i will
kiss the nape of your neck
as i seal the clasp.