IF I CAN LOVE YOU

If I can love you

I can leave smiles in buckets
around the house,
for you to find.
I can leave chocolates
under the blankets,
for you to discover.

I can bury kisses
in your cheeks
like nuts for the winter
that I hope to get back later.

I can plant kisses
on your lips
with hopes
that they will grow into more.

I can sit on porches
with my arm around you
while the sunlight wrinkles my skin
while we wait for the sunset,
and we can relax
when we are old.