And it reminded me of you

walking down the road in spring 

came across some white jasmines

strewn on the path 

and it reminded me of you 

frail and white, a little soiled

still a carpet of joy on life's void

panoply of love against burly arsenals

and it reminded me of you

picked one up, strolled along

holding on to it like a long lost song

stem turned my fingers pink

and it reminded me of you 

fragrance defining my heart's brim 

radiating brightness in a world so grim

a tiny kernel of life’s meaning

and it reminded me of you