Once We Were Lovers

Once we were lovers
tracing the starry landscape
of our lives

Floating in moments
of weightlessness

We held each other
closely
like our thoughts
caressing our minds
in lunar labyrinths

We gazed at each other
like ocean waves
discovering our
inner storms
and inner placidity

You had soft hands
that opened
like flower petals
revealing the texture
of your dreams

And every time we
kissed

It was a miracle
unfolding like
a moon song into
the night —

And so we knew
that our love was

Precious.


  August 6, 2005
--Alexander Shaumyan