Lost

intently watching
as the castle in the sky
slowly drifts apart
–
drifting snow-
together leading
separate lives

ghosts walk the streets of
an abandoned mining town
out of the shadows
–
desert shade-
sand dancing
across the road

anger in the air
reflections in the window
barely ghosts of us
–
cat tails-
the calm surface
minnows just below

in a dusty tin
a collection of the days
that lead me to you
–
withered leaves-
the memories of
an old diary

roaring bonfires burn-
shadows of ancient stones paint
the salisbury plain
–
waning daylight-
a crow stands guard
over those long dead

the late august sky-
from behind the thinning clouds
unfamiliar stars
–
the dead of night-
a pewter moon
rising