In the Ashes
It is quiet here
And the blossoms of the night are all around
Blending into deepening shades of dusk
The moon is still not quite full
And the stars open
Onto a firmament of silence
Covering the bounds of the world
Sparks from the fire
Drift up into the night
In drowsy warmth
Rising aloft to be lost
Glowing gold and red in the fading light
And we stand forlorn
In the ashes
With a sadness
We could never have imagined
© Ann Bagnall 2015.
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