from a line by Shen Yüeh in his Six Poems on Remembering

the anticipation
of you
stirs such longing
that only your touch
can soothe the sorrow
hovering
and the kindness
in your eyes
heals the ache
throbbing
there with you
always
till the hunger is forgotten
and peace settles
in my heart

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