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Saturday 4 March 2017

A Love Story

Winter's Tale in Summer Told

A sanguine moon hangs o'er all
and paints the leaves with dark intent.
The trees they shake and bow their heads
in supplication, once again.
Their boughs they stretch to hide us all
from our own shame and scarlet deeds.
But wait, all is not as it seems
For there within the glade so pure
there shines a light to guide the soul,
and lead us through the sorrowed times.

The creatures bay and lap the dew
Atop the grass and mellow ferns,
and snuffling like truffle pigs
they hunt to stave off hunger's teeth.
Their time upon this earth so short
and then their passing goes unmourned
Their body once again returns
to soil that welcomes every drop
of their own wild and deep decay
that seeps into that ground.

The light it moves with sure intent
towards the dwelling by the woods.
It's essence drawn by candle-light
that shines through windows specked with dust
Festooned with spiders webs that gleam
Reflections from the stars that shine
in majesty and glories told
by each small shaft and peck of light
The spirit has so little time
it's message to convey.

Open up your rusting heart
and throw the door asunder now
Embrace the light that stands before
your countenance and calls to you.
Oh, when it filters through your eyes
and seeps into your tender heart
The tears will fall like summer rain
as soft as thistledown upon
your rosy cheeks so fair with grace
and you will be complete.

The light it comes but once - no more!
Miss it, and the greed inside
your bleeding heart will eat you up
and leave you dry and hollowed out
Like the husks from summer's corn
The winds of winter's dark despair
will scatter all you hold so dear
to those four howling deathly winds
and all that will be left inside
is bitter, sore regret.

DH 2017

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