Frozen

and while you lay
upon the bed of ice,
a forgotten teardrop
stood poised
upon the arrow
of your restful eye,
while a parting smile
drew the faintest line
across unexplored horizons,
and the breath of the cosmos
waited for the pompous arrival
of a haunting silence
now awash over the sands
of your shriveled silken skin,
all held in faith,
within a timeless pause,
lingering somewhere
between
an unspoken sadness
and an unexpressed joy;
and your glowing face
engraved a poem
upon my stone-faced heart,
frozen forever
in growing circles
of light and love.