A dream lit above
a city coming alive below it
Between the two I sleep
waiting for the dreams
that forgot to cuddle me
The stillness spreading
over the lonely winter night
The din of its whispering feet
ringing within me
keeps me awake
and asleep at the same time
The blanket of mist
enveloping the lake's surface
Striving hard to keep the waters
from staring all night
at the stars twinkling provocative
Keeping the lake from reflecting
longings long lost
forgotten like the sunshine
horizons away still
Lest the lake stays up all night
gazing at the emptiness
of the crowded skies starlit
Searching for the mien
of the lover long lost
to the slumber of practicality
No verse of love
No ode of longing
No poem of yearning
Just a wintry night
unveiling itself
without and within me
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