to stand just outside your life
is happiness enough
do not open the door
and bid me enter
the silken threads that bind me
will not allow
my crossing the threshold
yet i am content to stand
in the circle of light
that spills from your eyes
and feel myself enclosed
when the night closes
the windows and bars
the doors
of your home
do not think me far
like the fragrance
of the star-decked night queen
i will blend
into the warm summer air
to scent your deepest dreams