WANING SPARK

Time old man 

Ticking away 
Beat by merciless beat 
Its cruel hands 
Snatching away warm moments 
Leaving icy cold fingers, by deceit. 

Life old woman 
Fading away 
Breath by labored breath 
Erasing from the horizons 
All passions to live, 
Laughter and love claimed in debts. 

I watch the sky lose colour 
Drop by painful drop 
As the blue drips away 
Into the lifeless grey 
I watch helplessly 
Lost in anguished memories 
Of yesterdays 
Of life's golden plays 
The milk boils over 
Dousing the crackling flames 
And quiet takes hold 
The silence ticks over..... 
Into another world 
Time moves on, new journeys unfold.

MS