Little Summer Sweetheart

1999 COPYRIGHT
BY PETER CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

YOU CRIED BECAUSE YOUR EYES WERE FULL OF SOAP
WHEN CLEARED THOSE EYES SHINED BRIGHT AGAIN WITH HOPE
GONE WERE YOUR TEARS AND SCOWL
YOU SMILED AT ME ALL WRAPPED IN YOUR SOFT TOWEL
EARLY SPECKS OF SUNLIGHT IN YOUR WIDE SOULFUL EYES
WELCOME THE DAWN WITH NIGHTTIME'S DEMISE
THEY REMIND ME OF RUNNING PURIFYING WATERS
HOLDING THE PROMISE OF ALL YOUR FUTURE SUMMERS
STROKING THE DOG TENDERLY WITH YOUR GUILLESS FINGERS
HE SHOULD BE OUTSIDE BUT YOU'VE INCLINED HIM TO LINGER
I CLOSE MY EYES IN BLISS AND YOU ASK IF I'M ASLEEP
I'M ENTERTAINING HAPPINESS I WANT SO MUCH TO KEEP
WHAT IS THE SMELL OF MORNING THAT CLEANNESS IN THE AIR
THE CLEARNESS OF YOUR MIND AND THE DEW THAT WETS YOUR HAIR
WHY DO I FEEL SAFE IN THE GAZE OF YOUR TENDER EYES
TO BE IN YOUR PRESCENSE IS A SOUGHT AFTER PRIZE
YOU CRADLE THE TULIP AND STROKE ITS' PETALS
YOUR VOICE SOFTEN'S THE DAY AND HELPS MY MIND SETTLE
ARMS AROUND MY NECK AS I DESCEND THE BACK STEPS
THERE'S LAUNDRY TO PULL AND WATER TO FETCH
WARM IN YOUR COVERALLS AND FAVORITE BASEBALL CAP
YOU LOOK ALL AROUND AS THE WOODPECKER TAPS
THAT SPIRIT SPREADS ACROSS THE FOREST FLOOR
SO THAT IN YOUR LOVE I'M CONFIDENT AND SURE