Yellow

Slowly, close your eyes.

Invite the sun

to rest on your face,

warming you

from outside in.

Pluck the fragile flower.

Bathe in the honeysuckle’s

strong yet gentle scent.

Drip its nectar

onto your tongue,

summer’s wine.

Tuck the petals

in your hair.

Let the world in

on your ear-to-ear smile.

Suck on the overripe 

piece of pineapple

as sweet juices

slip down your arm.

Your tastebuds bursting.

Intertwine your fingers

with mine.

As I bring you close,

feel the heat

of my whispered

I love you

explode in your heart

a bright yellow bang,

our Fourth of July fireworks.