Karesumi
Tender, Wordless Love (Esperanto)
Standard Definition:
A gentle, affectionate love that exists in silence, needing no words to be understood.
Poetic Meaning:
The warmth of a hand resting against yours, the quiet understanding between two souls, a love that lingers in glances and gestures rather than speech.
Storytelling Etymology:
Karesumi comes from the Esperanto root karesi (to caress) and sumi (to exist), symbolizing love that is expressed through quiet affection rather than spoken declarations. It is the love of an old couple who no longer need to say "I love you" because their every action already sings it.
Cultural Context & Symbolism:
In a world filled with words, Karesumi is the unspoken language of love—the glance across a room, the hand on the shoulder, the silent comfort of presence.
Poem:
Between the breaths, between the sighs,
A touch, a glance, love never dies.
No need for speech, no need for sound,
In silence, love is all around.
Reflection:
Sometimes, love speaks loudest in the spaces between words.
