Smoke weaved like sinew of an ethereal hand and caressed my fingertips, slowly moving up my arm Wispy tendrils lingered gently upon my shoulder as sunlight poured down from the heavens The incandescent monsoon flooded the vibrant courtyard, leaving shaded puddles in its wake Darkened caricatures of trees and grass crept along soil as a swaying audience, captivated by the symphony of a million chanting leaves Ashes like snowflakes danced in the wind and left charred brushstrokes on cobblestone parchment In the midst of the warmest breeze, I sat frozen, awestruck, constricted by aesthetic chains Picturesque details stitched webs that bound me But no spiders sought my flesh Instead I fell prey to the hope of seeing such beauty again