Don't worry, expressing tender emotions isn't gushy. Gushy is "Oh, snuggie-bunny, I wuv you, wuv you, wuv you!" ;-) The poem has a nice flow to it. You go with a realistic tone, with actions rather than analogies. (Probably to cut down the gushiness, I suspect.) ;-) My one nitpick is I really want to add one word to a line: Let your lips kiss my face, And brush against my ear as you tell me all. It's probably just me, but I kept hitting that line with a sudden stop. I'm glad you shared this with us. Cheers!