I wrote this in the Chinese chueh-chu poetic form in three quatrains, which is the maximum number allowed in this style. As is tradition with Wu-yen-shih meter, all words are monosyllabic with each line having a consistent number of syllables (in this case five), as well as a cæsura after the second word of each line. I chose to use “||” which was the cæsura of choice by ancient Greek poets with whom I have an affinity, particularly Sappho. Artwork by Sunil Bambal.