Sugar Kisses

Love is no individual's experience; and though we are imperfect mediums, it does not partake of our imperfection; though we are finite, it is infinite and eternal. - Thoreau

with a plethora of treacly chalk and no banishing erasers

not having to go back to school 'til fall

we drank the heart-quenching coca cola of mellifluous infatuation from crystal clear bottles without straws

the sugary libation passing through the fenceposts of our braced teeth

playing paddleball with our hearts

that summer when we owned youth

holding it in the palms of our naive hands

hair thick with life and desire

lips inundated with a new religious confection

a flood of new emotions in epic proportions

tasting unforgettable sweetness

innocently

Author's Note

“Some poems are for holidays only. They are polished and sweet, but it is the sweetness of sugar, and not such as toil gives to sour bread. The breath with which the poet utters his verse must be that by which he lives.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Sweet sixteen and never been kissed
Your poem Reminds me of that saying


My fave lines here
“we drank the heart-quenching coca cola of mellifluous infatuation from crystal clear bottles without straws
the sugary libation passing through the fenceposts of our braced teeth
playing paddleball with our hearts”

Loved it

[Pete]

thank you so much for a thoughtful share. you clearly remember such days. youth is so fleeting and first times so precious ... :)

[willweb]

I remember those days and wish I could relive them again. This felt good to read and remember my friend.

[Pete]

you and me both. life is short. thanks ww ... :)

[The_Ancient_Rock]

Ah... innocence...

Where have you gone...?

Gone... gone... gone... puff!!!

Well... for some at least.

;)

[Pete]

the best things seem so fleeting. maybe that's what rocking chairs and memories are for. thanks rock ... :)

[The_Ancient_Rock]

Indeed... as old age comes...

One might find himself alone with all his memories... or almost.

Unless he got Alzheimer disease or something...

Sorry if I mispelled anything...

;)

[J.P.]

"that summer when we owned youth"
Wow! Six words saying so much. A beautiful line.
- J.P.

[Pete]

more like on loan or credit. thank you for the share j.p. ... :)