First Love's First Kiss There is nothing better Than an autumn breeze To liven that brisk cold air that Lingers in the late afternoon Of a beautiful day; A day in which I'll never forget When you led me to the woods Beyond the giant pond; The trees ahead opening up To make for us a clearing to enter. And with the warm sun at our backs We accepted the invitation And walked through this door of life, The birds and squirrels Making way for us. And in those woods we crept Through crunching leaves that timidly Broke the silence. I found a little space Where leaves covered the ground And moss grew quietly. There we sat And spoke of things that mattered Not just words to fill the silence. Ordinarily I hated silence But this day I treasured it. After a few awkward minutes of hearing Only the wind through the trees, You took my hand-- And I smiled as your fingers Danced with mine. And then you kissed me And I took it willingly, As my heart raced with joy. I gazed into your welcoming eyes, Never wanting to look away. And there we kissed, as the Breeze blew and the sun disappeared. Love knows no boundaries And this counts especially for time. The hours passed without care, And so did my worries for all else. I displayed the delicate bouquet of Leaves that I intertwined with Great care, as a tribute to our bond That made me feel whole. I touched your face and was pleased with its softness. You asked me what I was thinking about And I was shy and hesitant in my response. I finally surrendered honestly to my pride, replying With "how I could stay here forever." You smiled, and my heart melted with ease. We sat there, embraced in warmth until Darkness emerged, reminding us that Time passes even while standing still. And so we rose to leave this world, Which I insisted must be a dream. I wished to bottle this magic So as to hold and cherish it forever. We stood finally, attempting to depart From this wooded splendor. We made our way, hand in hand, out from Beneath the trees that so kindly Sheltered our innocence And back into the busy world of reality That inevitably awaited our return. Now conscious of our surroundings: A society too often blind of any other forms of love I desperately stole one last kiss. My heart continued to beam with this New energy... this new light... That failed not to glow. And I thought how, at this very moment, My life as I knew it could perish And crumble beneath my feet... And I will have died Fulfilled and complete.