Silence

We sat in silence you and I,
listening only to the sounds of our own thoughts
as we pondered each other.

Every now and then we spoke.

"my father"

"your writing"

"india"

And we found ourselves searching into
each other's souls, becoming for just an instant
a part of the other's story.

Your voice stopped me and I found you
lying with your head in my lap, a part of
the same journey.

In an instant I was calmed and I slept
without waking.

On a train through the desert I watched
the landscape scroll by and when I got
off and sat under a tree, you met me there.

We sat together in silence and waved at the moon.