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What vile infusion calls me to the brink
Of ruthless fear and callous doubt sown deep
Within my heart, where tides of malice bring
To mind deep wells whence cheerlessness I seep?
I lie, forgotten by the vim of peace,
     Beneath the elderberry tree, whose wine
          And flowers make me dream of restless waves
     Which crash upon the shores of fright. I pine
For nights when toil, distress and tears might cease
          And I am spared the view of solitary graves. 

Thick, lulling clouds obscure the sight of day
And sprinkle tears of time upon the ground,
Whose sturdy coat compels the grass to pay
A debt of dew in silence free of bound. 
As elms and birches grow, so does concern
     On shoulders bent by old, abandoned dreams,
          Or heavy over eye lids—closed by fright—
     Which never ‘gain shall see the merry leams
Bestowed by joy on man. Indeed, more stern
          Than thirst or death can be a spirit’s blight!

Unknown to day, besought in vain by night,
The ecstasy of flight in heaven’s music shines,
Though light and voices tremble to the sight
Of sorrow’s dawn, when star-ward hope declines. 
How fresh and candid is the charming dance
     Of graceful cranes, whose wings spread out to seek
          The land of palm trees, where Euterpe’s spell
     Bewitched the clever lyre bird’s will, whose beak
Sings royal chants and thrills, as in a trance, 
          The deafest ear, its woe and thirst to quell!

Farewell to gloom and sadness, then! I see
How love of youth and bliss, unchecked by time,
Inspire the soul—as in a gleeful spree—
To burn, and then from ashes soar and shine.
From this night forth, resented as it should,
     Let dull regret and fear suspire and die
          A hasty death, unheeded and alone, 
     For peace and hopefulness! May not a sigh
Be heard when cruel dejection dares to brood,
     Nor good hearts bleed on graveyard slabs of stone! 

Find my poems and published poetry volumes at www.eton-langford.com
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