Lantern glow dissolves the stillness
Painting gold on drifting air
Whispers rise beneath the nightfall
Soft as hands that used to care
Every dream that touched your shoulders
Left its light upon my chest
Gentle sparks became a journey
Guiding where my pulse would rest
Time may circle back in silence
Gathering dust on what we knew
Yet the flame between our shadows
Holds its strength in tender hue
Even when the world grows colder
Warmth will linger in its claim—
Burning deep serene eternal
Where my soul remembers yours by name