I Had a Dream
I had a dream
I dreamt, a tree a dead white tree
from a grey stone plinth
cowled men of ancient time
around its brittle boughs unbent
Together pointing as they chant
with fingers of long grey bone
without a blink at this raven bird
and apart, apart I stood alone
And sweet from damp dark throat
I strained to hear that song
singing sweet in tearful deep
with eyes that wish and long
it spoke some whispered voice
saying we all die here alone
frozen then in dread and fear
I woke to keen and mourn
Copyright © Declan Molloy | Year Posted 2016
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