i wove you a crown

with delicate yarrow blossoms

and peach butterfly weed

your favorite flower

in a field besides the lake

speckled with yellow cornflowers

watermelon popsicle dripping

on my hand

i gave you it

you smiled and said

i love you

and i loved you too

you held my hand

and i held yours too

we watched the sunset

fiery rays bursting

against the navy twilight

and thousands of stars

i framed us

and tucked it deep

in my heart and

cherished it.

but the flowers wilted

and you left

went past the rolling plains

and purple milkweed meadows

across the ragged mountains

with snow-capped peaks

and castles of clouds

you took a piece of me

and our picture

lay buried in my heart

gathering dust

lint bunnies leaping

in my attic

but today i remember

that perfect summer day

your warm breath

melting the sun

a kaleidoscope of

butterflies flitting around

us

i wonder what you are

an aspiring artist

traveling worlds we dreamt of

a nurse

living in the big city

with its flashing lights

i wonder if you still

love me

i wonder if you remember

the goldenrod sunset

the silver moon

curved like your ma's croissants

and the crown of

summer wildflowers

i hear a thump

at my door

my heart leaps

i open it

but it's not you

only a confused swallow

and i stow

our picture in my heart

to gather dust again