Haiku:
夜の天使
(Yoru no tenshi) Angel of the night
煙に溶けて
(Kemuri ni tokete) Dissolving in smoke
恋の影
(Koi no kage) Shadow of love

Poem:
Beneath the pale lantern glow
she lingers, quiet and unseen.
Smoke drifts upward,
a fleeting wing in the silence.
An angel of the night,
her sorrow folded within each breath.

The stillness aches
with memories that refuse to fade.
Ashes remember the warmth of touch,
embers hum with voices lost to time.
And as the darkness gathers close,
she smokes not to escape
but to hold love near
in the hush between heartbeats.