Darkness falls on me
I feel frail and transient
like an autumn leaf
on a path to destruction
moments of beauty
alluring for a second
the truth is hidden
beneath veils upon veils
the fog of seasons
obscures the far distant shores
the cold winds of time
reveal beautiful shadows
shifting and restless
fluttering briefly in light
slow falling at last to rest
© Ann Bagnall
Annie's Poetry 