INFINITY & BEYOND

                        I count the stars and place them in my hand, my heart.

                        — Zeina Hashem Beck, “Ghazal: Samira Tawfiq Sings A Love Poem”

 

Near the edge of the rooftop pool,

distance falls away, infinity moves closer.

 

Still as a heron on a river bank

waiting for telltale movement,

 

the woman looks up, and away –

her gaze grazing unseen stars, planets.

 

Twilight approaches,

is coming our way.

 

Infinity moves closer.