Dunes fall on the shore of skin, a poet closes her eyes, in a place beyond our own, the sands felt soft upon her hands, her thoughts as water, in wonder if they are here, or in dream, the grains of time under lights of the moon are her tides upon the sand hills of the stars, the guides above hold the hidden songs, heard only in silence, clouds emerge, the monsoon of spirit chants the words of the writer painted in rain upon pages, dew falls upon the palms, the poet gazes upon the skies, her hymn is heard, “are you near, or the breath of mine?”, the winds rise, the desert calls, “are you I?”