I Love Poem by Francie Lynch

I love the Seasons:
The luminescent sproutings,
The melt, the harlequin winds
And the knee-deep sun.
I'm not in love with the Seasons.

I love the Beach:
The watusi to the shore
Where foreign waves
Lapdance my tired feet.
I'm not in love with the Beach.

I love a BBQ:
The fingered smells
In my nose,
The breaking of bread,
The leaning laughing heads,
The icy throats, and ants.
I'm not in love with a BBQ.

I love a Concert:
The M&M crowd,
The swarming waving fireflies,
The ka-boom,
The expectant memories.
I'm not in love with a Concert.

I love a good Ride
That parts my hair,
Pushes my cheeks, nut-like
As my Shadow drags the meridian.
I'm not in love with a Ride.

I love Holidays,
Wrapped and bound.
The gathering storm;
The smell of wax and cold mail
Of cards that say little,
But mean everything.
I'm not in love with Holidays.

I love my Home,
Every web and peel,
Dripping faucet and warm fire.
I love the honey-do list.
I'm not in love with my Home.

You, I love for all the wrong reasons.