A Sad Farewell

Posted by Brad Osborne on October 16, 2021 · 16 Comments 

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The breeze wrinkles the black waters

Long creases of dark satin ripple

The full moon a kaleidoscope reflection

In a swarm of starlight fireflies

And the hush roars in my ears

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The whispered fragrance of pine

Mingles with the damp air

Earthy and clinging like moss

A scented memory so light

Now forest ghost in the dark

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The fire’s coals groan a slow death

Their warmth long gone

As blank red eyes stare

Into the ebony that is night

I stare in return and knowing

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What is but a moment here

Reads like a lifetime, a pause

Before turning the page

To another dawning day

A sad farewell, come light

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