Camincha ( ) That Bouquet

My love Thank you!
Your roses are keeping me company
till we
get together again.
Meantime I practice
placing my fingertips at the bottom of
the blossom
where the petals swell up next to the
stem. I caress
them softly, over and over.
Placing my lips on the tips of the
petals
after a week in the vase
they are hard, stiff I lick them
over and over. Meantime I practice...

Note:
This is a beautiful love poem. It creates imagery and at the same time tenderly expresses the feelings of N. See the word play and the skillful use of repetitions.
Camincha is from Peru. She now lives in USA, her second home.