The scent of a birthday

POSTED IN AUTUMN, September September 19, 2018

 

 

 

 

The scent of a birthday

 

I want to see you.

Know your voice.

Recognize you when you
first come ’round the corner.

Sense your scent when I come
into a room you’ve just left.

Know the lift of your heel,
the glide of your foot.

Become familiar with the way
you purse your lips
then let them part,
just the slightest bit,
when I lean in to your space
and kiss you.

I want to know the joy
of how you whisper
“more”

Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi