…in the dawning

Another day dawns
a silent wave of crimson and gold
breaking across the night
yet in my heart, as the heavens paint the earth
the darkness lingers, and you are so far away love
each time my heart seeks yours, returning alone
the grief deepens, tears trace a path
from the liquid pools of my eyes
which only long to see your sweet face
and I am dissolving in the dawning
like a candle that is burning itself away
© Ann Bagnall