You Spoke Through Silence Poem by Arun Maji

We were lying on sand
Side by side.
Moonlit starry sky above us
And silence draped earth below.
Wind was whistling from time to time
But we did not speak a word.

We did not have to.
Yet, we could hear each other's words
Loud,
Crystal clear.

After a while
You rolled over,
Looked at me
And smiled.
I smiled back.

When we stood up
You kissed my lips
Softly
Tenderly.
And then walked away.

And then I found
My heart was singing those words
You spoke through silence.

© Arun Maji
Painting: Joseph Karl Stieler