I Loved Her First Poem by Robin Bennett

Bask in warmth of a scarlet sun-
Linger in downy green grasses, mingle youth with wind;
Giggle to the tunes of an ice cream truck,
Paint your lips in shades of purple grapes.

Sketch your dreams in sidewalk chalk-
Marry colors and drift off in a fantasy;
Tumble through flowers wild in fields laden with dreams,
Drift to sleep under a wintergreen moon.

Rise with a song in your heart-Grant me a kiss on my cheek-
Dance with me in a cooling summer rain;
Let me count each precious freckle on your face,
Wipe away my tear, for I know you will forget these days.

Now our memories live only in my mind-
You are to old now to recall those sacred years;
Etched forever in my mind, colors of sidewalk chalk,
Now you dance with a young man under the same moon.