Love of Each Kind

When I met you in the summer, We lay on the beach, collecting shells of laughs. We dunked our heads in the pearl green ocean That turned sky blue as I tasted the salt on your lips And the waves crashed onto me, engulfing me in you. When I met you in the spring, We watched the butterflies flutter as fast as our hearts Plucking flowers in all the colors of infinity I smelt the sweet scent of your skin, breathing it in As it intoxicated me with more life than I could imagine. When I met you in the monsoon, We hopped in puddles of rain and melted in its caress You played hide and seek in its mist, acting so innocent As you stroked the dew on my face, watching me Smile as I dissolved into your perfect embrace. When I met you in autumn, We walked hand in hand beneath the trees of gold Laughing at the orange faces of strangers And the leaves that were everything but leaves As tears of joy trickled from my eyes onto my cheeks. When I met you in the winter, We drank warm wine from each other’s lips Lit fires that died away while we burned We climbed mountains with feet aching Less than our hearts from longing each other. When I met you, I loved you Each and every one of you, Live within me, made me Never love again As much as I can love now.