Great Regulars: This starts by setting up

the situation: "For their anniversary, he brings her roses she can't see,/bursting with scent she can't share." I'm not sure about "bursting" here. In the next stanza, I like the wife's "seamed lips" and think "unbramble her hair" is terrific, especially as it prefigures the outdoor imagery later on. "Slivers of time melt on his tongue" is the central metaphor of the poem, and effectively fuses the chocolate imagery with the theme of memory.

from The Guardian: Poetry Workshop: Lists with license

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