Gin and Tonic

Beneath a parapet of color rich and bright the shiny sidewalk beckons me to come closer to his revels closer to his warm caress, As the rainy afternoon remises light two mesic hearts begin to drum in keeping with the rhythm of love's guess The red umbrella shades us from the world and keeps the rain at bay while we adhere devoted to each other we find spark inside an afternoon of dance and swirl The old cafe gives witness to our near as Benjy marks his loyalty with bark The scent of petrichor feels clean and fresh as we get lost within our love's embrace the clasp undoes and we are winded in pressed soft against each other's flesh desirously we poise standing face to face, he tastes like tonic with a splash of gin. November 4, 2018