Jumeirah

see the glint of a star sprouting in the sand
under a ghaf tree canopied by constellations
glowing with warmth and welcome

guest of the day, the night,
your light will linger
long after you leave;
you are home here

let this light guide you
sink into the warmth of these embers,
alight with welcome

as strangeness dissolves, like tides
against the shore,
glistening in the waves – water and sound, alike –
light flickering like falcon wings and larks nature’s celestial embrace

gather in its warmth as it glows brighter
like a softly starlit shoreline
like a slowly fading sunset
like an everlasting fire
telling you “come closer”