Beneath the celestial canopy
under the cold gaze of the moon
the sea shifts unseeingly
I sit in the shadows
watching the fire fade away
anticipating the inevitable darkness
as the last sparks float into night
embers flare in the cool breeze
hope lingers in the ashes
© Ann Bagnall

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