Karewith Casas

Full—

my love weighs as heavy as a shadow,

is as intangible as moonlight in water,

and sings proudly

in a melodious silence.

from a fragrant afternoon romance

to falling into a vast night,

my heart and i

are but distant lovers,

who sing love songs to each other

from across the mountain peaks.

…between our breaths, the world leans in,

and sets the horizon ablaze…

a love-laden sunset

rubies over bountiful groves;

mercurial light

in rhythmic relumes—

simpering winds

whisper our names like mist,

as opaque light dims

and slips into absence.

an armful of napping stars

sway on a crescent moon,

dissolving into harmonies

like the subtle fragrance

of a cherry blossom’s life—

time’s ceaseless progression

without you or i.

what proud stones

will this florae open up for us?

will it echo

with the words

we’ve sown in silence?

we plant words on the moon.

you send secrets through the wind.

i read poems to the clouds

so when the rain comes,

they scatter messages

throughout the land—

over and under

the flourishing wonder.