Sun Kisses

     Sun-kissed skin transforms the tone of our bodies, everyone knows this, but when you get a tan from the sun it means something different. The smell of water in wind swept air. The way it mists from the earth or from your body. The heat that sinks to the marrow of your bones. A smile or laugh building a memory. I cannot deny the influence of nature on my animalistic make up. 

     Later when I look at the newly colored lines covering the ridge of ankle, knee, and palm I remember the transformation of my body and am awed by the simple miracle. Even though I know the science behind the change, that does not diminish the experience.
     Of all the metaphors and similes that I have heard for love, mine is this, that were your heart kissed by love like the sun kisses the skin.