Boy Kisses

Boy Kisses
Is she so beautiful
That he can’t escape
The pink creme and crepe
Of her crinoline ball gown.

They dance in circles that
Take them nowhere but there.
Music is a magic that permits
Their feet to glide them up, ever up.
And. In a moment for poets and
All the other helpless types
He tilts up her chin and
Boy does it. Boy kisses Girl.
Earth pauses, No breeze No thunder
Then violins and balloons crashing under.
The rite complete she looks up
To see stars laughing.
Later. Alone in her room she dances
With pillow, kisses the fluffy bear.

Over trees, across town. Past the
Mall and the School
He wants Boy kisses too.