In the shadow of the leafless tree
I waited, alone with melancholy
There was nobody, nobody around
To touch, speak and see.

In the shadow of the ruined stone walls
I sat and spun my fate;
Time was passing by
But I continued to patiently wait.

In the shadow of a moonlit night
I counted the birds of prey;
I walked in to the sound of swishing boughs
And my soul then tried to pray.

I walked on with my shadow, as though
It was my greatest friend
No companion could be more faithful
To me until the journey's end.

Copyright: Rani Turton

Rani Turton

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