From a Fortress

by mxu111
a lapis expanse lingers,
dark pines tower and roam,
beyond my eye’s grasp
 
as light retreats from day,
the calls of black birds rise and fade
 
my mind is spent,
memories bundled in twilight's folds,
sent away
 
tomorrow, a new sun will rise
lighting up the stoney path
 
I will inhale,
new breath from lengthy rest,
to sing

116th Weekly Poetry Contest
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