photo © 2014 jennifer
wagner
|
we’ve been
thirsting for this
all year—
summer,
when we cut the edges
off
with soft flecks
of twilight
that stream
the warm air,
bespeckled with
sprinkler water
d
r
o
p
p
i
n
g
to the carefree kiss
of bare toes
that splash and dash
with smiles—
for s’mores,
for watermelon,
for staying up late
but mostly
for each other,
to share
the extra-
ordinary
sparkle with
© 2014 Jennifer
Wagner