Summermoon, I can hear you breathing

“Fairy in Irises” (1888), by Dora Wheeler Keith. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Summermoon,

I can hear you breathing
with my inner ear,
your chest rising & falling
with mine (as it always does),
her name on your tongue,
Everblooming Rose.

Your warm light
is a sweet torment: