Eclipse

A moment hangs, suspended in awe, the sun a reluctant guest, as shadows dance across the land, a cosmic waltz of light and dark.

The moon, bold, asserts its reign, a silken veil across the day, and in this fleeting enchantment, we pause—I watch, you breathe.

The universe winks, a collective heartbeat, time dissolves into reverie, in the eclipse’s embrace, we are tenderly reminded— every union, unforeseen yet destined.

• Polia de Montalcini