Swallow in the sun
22 December 2014
Engulfed in shadows
The earth seeks a source of light
As ice takes over
Cold draft stills the mind that seeks
Door ajar to inner light
A ray pierces through
From long forgotten valley
Where day lasts forever
Dumbstruck, in awe, I observe
As it shines, translucent, raw
Bathing in its warmth
A lizard stretches its tail
Remnant of past pride
What is lost is found anew
Says silent spirit to mind
Door closing bathes red
From light seeping through tight veins
That burn with the past
Blood to blood shall call again
As storms well inside abode
The boatman carries
Ten white lilies like ten souls
That start to wither
Will storm flood the lilies’ nest
Building darkness from unrest?
Flickering shadows
Trace a path to yesterday
Etched in my bosom
I yearn in silent sorrow
For two thousand years gone by
A fluttering bird
Rises in the falling dusk
Beak shattering door
Ice scatters around my heart
A thousand rays flow within
Swallow in the sun
Wings outstretched basking in heat
Soars above the earth
Its flight makes mellow my heart
That roared with winter’s approach
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