Paper Lanterns (Variation)

The windowsill is holding rain A cup of something warm between my hands The curtain moves without a reason And I follow where it lands Paper lanterns on the water Carrying what I don't need to name Some things float because you let them Some things glow without a flame The room has turned to amber light The clock forgot what it was counting My shoulders found the chair again And nothing needs accounting Paper lanterns on the water Carrying what I don't need to name Some things float because you let them Some things glow without a flame Let them glow Let them go