Shape shifting countenance
Colours refracted over time
Telling me all I wish to hear
And yet only one line
Stands out from others
Unsolicited
Happy Solstice
How a mountain is revered
Upon holding a stone
Between my fingers
How tunnel vision
Peering through confetti
Glitter tattooed
Like spots appearing
After staring at the sun
When the view in front
Is clear and cool
As the wintry sky
Queue a mile long
Take a number
Squeeze in front
Unprepared
Sending hugs
If you want one
A string of them
Woven into
Rainbow blanket
Embrace in case of
Feelings of isolation
Many more skeins
Held between
Two hands
Needing someone
To untangle
Loosen
Make sense of it
Never seeming
As handsome as
My favourite
Blue jumper
On you
Smile like a flower
Absorbing light
Reflecting it back
To me on a cold
Dark night
In my mind's eye
When seeming alone
Listening for thiefs
Breaking in
Stealing my contentment
I think of your smile
My power to generate it
Reciprocate
Restores my own
Gives me sure step
Strength to carry on
This morning
An unwanted gift
What to do with it?
Keep in the closet
Under the bed
Garage sale
Door stop
Plant pot
The kindest thing
To give it back
Don't give it
Away
Feeling frivolous
Drowning in many words
I invite her in
To swim in the
Whitewash
Or else
She is too smart
Throw me a life ring
My bubbly personality
Giving me a hangover
Neurodivergent mother
Sweet as a soft drink
Filled with warm air
Drink sparingly
Eve forever
Grieved for
Wanting to
Partake of it
Hanging low
Beside me
I reach out
Touch
It shys away
Flinching as if
Bruised by
Idea of me
Still shiny red
Swaying
In the breeze
I rest
Hungry though
Satisfied
In its shade
Dozing
Try again
Next week
How our thoughts
Clouded by
Morning mist
Pervading sigh
Spilling whiteout
On a love note
Opportunity
Dissolves
Thief steals in
Dormer window
Just to fall
Two flights below
Invitation lost
Or expired last week
All refusals feared
Turning other cheek
Tell her everything
Never to her face
Conversation light
Lest she leave in haste
Swimming endlessly
In those two blue pools
Telling everyone
That we're playing cool
Let the eyes caress
That's a subtle tip
Never touch her face
Never kiss her lips
Such a high bar raised
Neck is craned above
Weary heart knows how
Not to be in love
Always the simple things
My silver eye spies
Seeing you always
Makes my heart fly
The way it feels
Sitting next to you
The world spins
The other way
Or so it seems
Standing in the kitchen
The truest feeling
Like fresh baked cake
Deliciousness
The way you make
Me feel
Like a small child
Not wholly in control
Holding onto
A waterballoon
Dancing in my hands
Giggling expectantly
Until tripped
Then burst
Tears swell
Over tattered peel
In flamingo pink
How my heart feels
When you leave
I can't throw
My arms around you
Dazzlingly obvious
Tux with tails
At barn dance
All eyes are glued
When you don't
Have a clue
Stepping on toes
Missing joke cues
Smiling nodding
Run to the loo
Difference is stark
Though some place
Inviting
All queer folk
Tell my heart
Is smiling
Count the stars of heaven 