I sought your steps
In the forest of the sun
Every leaf told me
You had gone
The way of the wind
I sought your face
In the mirror of the lake
Every fish told me
To seek you out
In the roar of the waves
I sought your voice
In the house of Memory
Every echo craved your ear
In the distant chambers
Of our forgotten fragments
The ear longs for
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The company of the mouth
Bony consonants crave
The flourish of fleshy vowels
The bird thirsts for
The melody of the song
Deserts pine for
The advent of the rain
The Moon is mother of the Sun
The Sun surely is the father of the Moon
Life’s precious meaning flows
Quietly from the terror of Death