I dreamt that he sat by my head, Tenderly ruffling my hair with his fingers, playing the melody of his touch. I looked at his face and struggled with my tears, Till the agony of unspoken words burst my sleep like a bubble. I sat up and saw the glow of milky Way above my window, Like a world of silence on fire, And wondered if at this moment he had a dream that rhymed with mine. Aditi Verma