She fell away from me like the coming of the autumn
Gradually and inevitably the stone sunk in
We lost each other when night took away our sight
Now the shadows come in and the winds sing
I once held fire in my arms
Once upon a time I knew the stars' words
They spoke through her—such was her voice
But goodbye was the last I ever heard
The cold closes round as a shroud
Warring with the glow of the embers
Silence tries to bestill my heart
But never will, for I'll always remember
Ephemeral dreams are all that's left
And a tether to the past
I will hold on to the ghosts that haunt
To the very last
Ex Tempore LXXIX
M.M. — 25-Jun-2014
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