another spring

and then

the clouds shift

from the sun

and all tumbles

forth

like your words

"you look so beautiful"

your smile

etched from ear to ear

a summer half moon

and the hug is free

and needed

your hair and skin

oxygen

after months

of siege

we part and already 

my throat is clearing

the happy tears 

on my cheeks 

wishes that 

bring hopes

of renewal

to life 

one day the 

tree will 

stand tall above

our head

and we will 

bask in its 

shade together