Praveen Kumar 
cicadas hum through screen doors, bare feet against warm planks, wine glasses catching starlight, your smile melts away the day's heat;
fireflies dance across the lake, your fingers trace my collarbone, summer air heavy with jasmine, our whispers float into darkness;
moonlight ripples on water, your lips brush against my neck, night breeze cools flushed skin, time suspends in this velvet moment;
stars wheel slow overhead, your heartbeat echoes mine, cricket song fills the silence, we become part of summer's breath;
dawn threatens at horizon's edge, your body curves into mine, dew forms on empty glasses, night's magic lingers in our veins.
