i could paint you
dainty as lavender
and your cheeks
pearled pink peony
but it wouldn't be a true
snapshot
unfiltered you
is freckled by sun
with hands
deeply-grooved
by changing sea tides
your words steady
as you crochet
bedsheet with scent
of earth
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille, hosted by Mish. This is a 44 word post, with the given word, FRECKLE. Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.
