Ripples
on a lake
These calm and tepid waters
Dream the infinite
Forge-fires from
the depths
Clang and rattle burning chain
Screaming, hissing steel
Empty roofless domes
Beckoning oblivion
All becomes unveiled
Springtime leaves and grass
Unashamed
of nakedness
Reflect their order
Snow
on a vast plain
Tracks are covered, sky unseen
Shiver in hunger
Ashes
of her eyes
Wrinkles of an ancient love
Spent like cold embers
George Chadderdon © 1993