A Muniment of Life

Serene in stillness, uncovering in sense poise and reverence, albedo delineates a world away in chaos, whilst discovering this ease and comfort, a tome thought long lost, resides in hands gratified at its homecoming Enfolded in recollections held between leaves, this journal of time crafted with loving eyes stroked with passion, smudged crossed markings, reflecting angst and joyousness of days , a story of a life’s’ past Ink smeared lines retching emotion at times sparking a flame of anger, an ire for past injustices, evaporates as the papyrus crumbles, the wash of feeling your crafted words brought paid for in love and despair Tranquility in images from a past gather in, long departed souls visit memory, bringing the warmth of earlier happenings, gazing into twin eyes coloured as to be different, searching the foretelling as doom had stalked her, visited and was victorious, finding none This perusal, no search of wisdom in faded sepia Framed in richness of early moments, captured in a heartbeats pause, Past glories, engraved by differing hands, inks and lead ever wrote, in loves print they lived .. and live in this muniment to life Embracing these recalls mere breathes captured in a rush of feelings Saturated in memory, serene stillness overcomes all else …