Caelo Incognita

Tell me - do you remember January fourth?

How we stood entranced - the balcony, at night -

Coal sky split self-divided as a swarth,

The strong yet frenzied air of one to die.

Too soon the clouds combusted, lit with rain -

Too soon your grip around my hand seemed weak,

Birds called and shook their trees; white lightning maimed

The ash-choked land, touching infinity.

Eternal summer rarely felt like this,

My red dress, soaked, clung to you in goodbye,

You bent - your lips were colder in the mist

You said your eyes were blinded by the sky.

How fierce and free those nights that kept us warm -

Dreams hot, dreams bold, dreams bright as summer storms.