words
free to remain
shy away
return before fading
long besought
long forsaken
desired no more
what you longed to illumine
could not and was not
reached by their glow
unstirred by your quest
or abandon thereof
the urge to die
while still burning
fire’s last breath
consumed by silence
still
insects sing about the hills
flowers release their scent
deep into starry night
january 2008, nilemba
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