be still, and listen to the quiet
palpitations of my heart...
do you hear its rhythmic pulse,
its steady calming sound?
lay your head there, and observe
velvety twilight, stars celebrating
love enduring over a decade...

our son looks like you, his smile
always masking sadness, "where is daddy?"
eyes closing, hoping you will return...
but there is just twilight, a child's
tears turned teenager, and the quiet
stillness, magnifying the beating of
my heart....

Penned by my hand on the 6th of Haernos, in the year 109 MA.