Thursday, September 25, 2025

After the Night


Sunlight spills

through half-closed blinds,

painting gold

across your sleeping face.


The room still smells

of chamomile and rain,

of quiet kisses

and whispered promises

we didn’t have to say aloud.


You stir,

eyes fluttering open

to find me watching 

not with hunger,

but with something softer,

like awe.


I trace the curve

of your cheek,

memorizing the way

light and shadow

play on skin

that’s still warm

from last night’s breath.


The world is slow here,

between sheets and sunbeams 

a gentle dawn

we made for ourselves,

without rushing.


I reach for your hand,

fingers threading,

and I wonder 

how the night turned

into this morning,

how the quiet

became our favorite song.


And somewhere in the hush

between your sigh

and my smile,

I swear 

I taste the promise

of every day

I want to wake up to.


©®Madhumita

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