Hamnafs

No matter how often I gaze at you
I’m never fully quenched …
You bloom like dawn’s first light
While I glimmer like a lone star in the night …
I’ll beg the heavens to soften your glow
For these days, your presence leaves me breathless …

Hamnafs/ persian/ urdu
(n.) the person having closeness to your breath; your soulmate

6 thoughts on “Hamnafs”

  1. A lovely little verse that captures so much feeling in so few words. Nicely done, Roksana!

    I’ll have to remember “Hamnafs”. I’m not very familiar with Persian, so I’ll have to find the proper pronunciation online. Thank you for teaching me a new word. 🙂

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