on that sunny hot day
we kissed under the tamarind tree
clasping each others waists
tighter than those roots beneath
the tangerine smell of the tree
cushioned us
soon we were lost, souls & skin
a hundred and thirty days later
I passed the tree today
I waited there an eon
charmed by an epiphany
the leaves are greener, shinier
they’ve grown younger from our love
Or perhaps, they preserve our memories
better than us
them leaves, they laugh and dance
that rustic rush they cherish
sadly, that’s all
that’s left of us
the ground under my feet
is still in folds and creases
from our ecstatic rendezvous
carved in breaths and beats
and then the wind blows
bringing you alive
I’m reliving our kisses
looking into your eyes
suddenly, you’re right here
showing me just how
we are both frozen
different worlds but one sky
Asha Seth 