Imprints

by Kashiana Singh

stargazing
I trace galaxies
in your eyes

play-doh garden
his mind takes its shape
under thumbprints

rhododendron
petals fall and fall—
echolalia

sap and sinew
the deepest parts
of your mind

cinnamon dusk
shortening light settles
beneath her eyes

rudraksha
the peeling edges
of her fingers

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Kashiana Singh has authored five poetry collections and embodies the essence of her TEDx talk, “Work as Worship,” in her everyday life. She serves as a managing editor for Poets Reading the News. Her newest collection, Witching Hour, was released in December 2024 with Glass Lyre Press, and her latest, Dualities of Alberio, was released with The Poetry Box in June 2025. Find her at www.kashianasingh.com