through the silhouetted leaves

i love when she laughs and closes
her eyes are the little beauties of the night
that still me and keep me aligned like
the constellations i see through the trees

and beautiful constellations they are

i love when she touches my heart with
her tender tender kisses and they reach
deep inside of me further than any one
could possibly reach by accident

and beautiful eyes and hand-holding star-gazing
face-brushing heart-racing nights

and beautifully slow does the evening pass
i thank my stars the connected stars
that the minutes i have with beauty
last as beautifully long as they do

and i can use that word, beauty, as often as i want
because it is my word, now it is mine again

oh i love you my beautiful constellations
i love you my midnight moonkisses
i love you sparkling eyes with
our hands interlocked
in our own perfect
beautiful
scene