1.
with your
camera shutter
audio turned up loud
snap her picture
from across a field
as she walks
progressively
closer towards you
being certain to catch
each blushing giggle
and averted gaze

2.
read her
pablo neruda
while attempting to
launch a kite
with no string
her spanish
your english
blending softer
into an
interlingual melody
the wind falling
silent to listen

3.
find the sun
seizing upon it
with your eyes
while not looking
directly into
the light
last one
to capture it
makes dinner
damn
she won again

4.
accidentally
brush a hand
across the corner
of the neck
when she isn’t
looking
and claim
you saw
an errant hair
upon her shoulder
even if
she wears it up

5.
pretend to
not comprehend
her flirtatious
innuendo
until boldness
and braggadacio
overfloweth
in her cup
and then
flood her senses
with some
subtle sheet talk
all your own

6.
touch
her
.
.
.
hair

7.
kiss
her
.
.
.
little
pink…y
finger

8.
serenade her
with an 80’s
slow jam mixtape
in your finest
vocal
imitation
of guy
keith sweat
shai
and
tony terry

9.
run a tub
full of
warm
soapy
water
.
.
.
and wash
the dishes

10.
call
her

11.
receive
the
kiss

12.
return
the
kiss

13.
swing her
by the waist
lift her up
in your arms
carry her
to the bedroom
lay her down
upon the sheets
.
.
.
and let her
take a nap

14.
wash
the
greens

15.
when her
mother calls
tell her
she’s in
good hands

16.
go to
her mother’s
house
and show
her your
hands
and leave
a copy
of your
id

17.
play pool
with her father

18.
walk the dog
so that the
dog won’t
walk you
(and that applies
to households
with no dogs)

19.
admire her
feet

20.
reassure her
that your admiration
of her feet
is by no means
an obsession

21.
giggle with
discomfort
as she gives you
a skeptical eye

22.
say her
name
often

23.
dance
with her
dance
for her
dance
by her
dance
to the
love play.