My Butterscotch Boy
by GinBin
Posted to Poetry on 2003-02-06 13:05:00
Butterscotch Boy
Sycamore shaded
crowded
community
park
Summer green grass
abundant with
surprise filled
picnic baskets
Patriotic refrains
float on a
warm summer
breeze
A voyeur
I blissfully watch
my
butterscotch boy
Corn silk hair
merges with
his bare warm
browned skin
His too big
red and white-stripped shorts
announce the Fourth of July
My butterscotch boy’s
excited blue eyes
dance with
anticipation
The rushing rocky creek
spills the coveted crawdads
towards the enchanted
children
My butterscotch boy
innocently oblivious
focuses on his
revered catch
Sand pail swings from
his creamy browned arms
sloshing the ‘dads
to the earth
bare feet carry
my butterscotch boy
back to the dark woods
and the cold water creek
His contentment and security
apparent as he fills the pail
yet again
with his crustaceous gems
My butterscotch boy