The sky seems so much blacker than all the other nights Bringing a deeper chill which reaches my bones The stars are scattered Sparkling, shining, shaping the world I can’t see anything else but you, Anything but you and the stars I lay down, my head on the orange and red fallen leaves Although they all look the same in the dark I wonder if you care we are laying on the ground Tiny goose bumps dance along my arms and legs I wonder why you haven’t moved closer yet I wonder if you don’t want to be there Laying on the leaves, in the coolness of the dark Looking at the stars, with me I think I’m thinking too much, I think that... You move closer Deep breath, deep breath... My hand feels so small in yours, Small but safe, safe and warm I could fall asleep with my head on your shoulder We say nothing I remember the stars, they are still sparkling back at us I’ll always remember them now - BHARATI -