Remember

I remember...
The soil perfumed by night.
Birds dancing in twilight.
The women hunching over the fire.
The men unworried by their attire.
Fields stilled by dusk and then night.
Vegetables in the kitchen garden growing alright.
The crumbling palace, a kind witness.
The steady tinkle of cycle bells.
Rice fields sketched into the horizon.
Tiny hamlets reappearing in the light of sun.

I remember the five year old's eyes
That glittered at every sight.

I remember the heart that bounced
With tales of ghosts and people alike.

I remember...
Because that heart
Is still mine.