I Am Said I (Huruma)

I feel September In my bones The cool air of Autumn On my skin The colour of Summer On my face And peace within The youth grown suddenly tall Returning in the joy of festival freedom A church bell tolls The passing of the Hours The turning of the days And night lengthening It will soon be time To go inside With quiet reflection New lessons learned And all things gathered To the fire and to the soul The warmth that keeps us Through dark seasons New beginnings and fresh hope

He left home A stranger The heat of winter's Fever burning On the wrong Side of everything While she claimed The honour  Of a  superior choice He wasn't worth A word of farewell Did silence tell That they might never Meet again? (January 2020)

Bare tree Naked rosebush Spiking the dawn Dripping drops of dew The tears I cannot shed My heart a mayhem of crows Swooping on a single seagull Outside in the Green Where we played by day And partied by night Until grief disfigured our joy Love fatally fractured The man has died He who became my enemy We made our peace A defrosting Long before it was too late Yet still a broken legacy Remains The wounds of hate The scars of love Debris of human frailty We must stand still And wait for God To win the victory For us all (January 2020)