Darkness – Page 82

a cold rain shower
washes down my upturned face
hiding bitter tears
–
cloudy
dark and moody
raining together

in the forest pond
floating water lilies tint
the fishes below
–
ripple-
a golden koi
breaks the surface

footprints in the grass
below my bedroom widow
revealed by the dawn
–
hidden-
disguised by the night
peering undetected

when I’ve lost my way
the candle in your window
beckons me back home
–
wandering-
guided towards
your light

gentle drops of rain
darken the soil in prelude
to the coming storm
–
afternoon mizzle
darkening clouds
on the horizon

the noise in my head
a constant cacophony
that gives me no peace
–
whirlwind-
tranquility overcome
by turbulent thoughts

semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red
–
a tempest-
warning flags
flying high

an unseen rabbit
eyes the fox suspiciously
from beneath the hedge
–
hidden-
the rabbit spies
a hungry fox

the cricket’s refrain
raspy in the evening woods
fades as the night falls
–
evening woods-
crickets fade
as midnight nears

a paper lantern
carried aloft on the breeze
lights the evening sky
—
twilight-
illuminated by
a passing lantern