Darkness All I See

What’s left of my remembrance,
  now all that stokes the fire

What embered in the springtime,
  the winter does conspire

To douse not once but then again,
  that spark which set me free

My wood all burnt with forest bare,
—and darkness all I see

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Williams Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 10:56 AM
AWE, this is so sweet. I adore it. Thanks for sharing.
Behm Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 1:06 PM
Thanks, Lillie
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