IN RAIN THE SUN SHINES
                           



Coming into the room my
heart and the very soul of
me speeds, burns, she turns
and smiles; suddenly the miles
these past days diminish to

heartbeats, mere spaces between
us. She smiles and the silence
envelops me: I can see and
hear nothing but her. I
want to say 'You look

beautiful today - glowing and
glorious.' I want the day to
begin and end there with
this smile and the silence, a
closeness. This time-stopping
   stare.