Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Iced

No longer does your stream flow

Through the valley of reason

Filling her banks to overflow with

Constant compassion, tender thought,

Waiting to bask in your afterglow.

Days gone by your waters refreshed,

Nourished and healed like a gift from above.

No fires survived or resisted your quenching,

No one went thirsty or hungered for love.

No prayer unanswered.

No care vilified.

No fare unpaid.

No dare cast aside.

Now it seems springtime has hastened departure.

Summertime skipped and autumn cold blown.

Waterways deep in the core of your basin

Suddenly chilled…

                               Iced to the bone.

 

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