Light and Shadow
Granite monoliths mark the buried dead:
inscribed headstones, inked by light and shadow.
And as a crescent moon shines overhead,
Juliet seeks to find her Romeo;
among the gravestones set in a row.
Silence presides over the ghostly gloom,
as she reads the names engraved on each stone.
And her tears flow as she looks for his tomb
concealed by the weeds that have overgrown;
she has never felt so sad and alone.
An ebony shroud envelops the night,
as she searches for a name; time forgot.
And yet, aided by the moon's feeble light,
she finally finds his neglected plot;
placing the single red rose that she'd brought.
She'd chosen not to revisit his death,
forcing herself to forget where he lay.
And begs his forgiveness under her breath;
there are so many things she wants to say,
and kneeling by his grave, she starts to pray.
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