Alone on my throne

Of lilacs and daisies—

A green forest dream.


There is no clock;

The hand runs low

In a year without snow.


The grin of ancient trees;

Their wrinkles seem to know.


It is midnight

And the trees

Hear no evil.


Around the campfire

We waste nothing,

Not even the wood.


The ghosts of soldiers

Creep in the forest
Throughout the night.

Spirits gather

The ash and dust.


These are the stories

Our children know.


Year: 
2012