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If grief could burn out 
Like a sunken coal
The heart would rest quiet
The unrent soul 
Be as still as a veil
But I have watched all night

The fire grow silent
The grey ash soft
And I stir the stubborn flint
The flames have left
And the bereft 
Heart lies impotent


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Added: 14 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Sep 2026 11:00 AM | Viewed: 8342 times

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