He and I

He happened to me like an autumn Just like the change of leaves It was sudden But it was raining, raining on that day Raining with black umbrellas and hurried footsteps With wet papers and cold classrooms Then, just right then I heard a shrieky little laugh Just a glance and I was caught Caught in a whirlpool of warm chocolate And there, just right there Was where I met my Peter Pan To me He was a bouquet of sweet herbs Sprigs of parsley crossed by bay leaves Topped by thymes and wrapped in sage Fragranced by mint And colored by lavender He was… all the good old nature To me He was a puzzle book Filled with ancient spells And wondrous casts Rested on the shelf of red mahogany wood Dusted in ignorance Waiting to be learned To me He was a drop of sunshine on the window pane A slip of moonlight through the crack door The first morning dew and evening stroll The summer breeze and the night air To him I was a blank page A passerby ring Snow in the summer And a midnight dawn One day I swore I’d knock his guard and ask him out Yes I swore on that one day That had passed long ago