planets rolled in quiet spiral dreams of love.
He embraced her there, gentle in the fragile mist
curled around her as desire was quickened
and his distant form arose in clouds of etherflow.
Star-borne rainy touch found stronghold in her heat,
moon caressed with silent cold-shine grace.
Windchimes tumbled midnight over skin and prayer
for this to be just right and real, here and now,
despite the lives and miles between heartbeats.
