Winter's Wall

Blood flows red, ne’er blue, tho’ darker shades staining years

Cadenced pulse, crashed waves, evergreen sappings pummel fears.

Cryin’ blue, stone gray, crimson tidals drenching earth.

Powdery mists softly kiss dew forms stilled from mirth.

Winter white cloaked mule and deer, ancient brick-stone wall,

Celebrates punctured arch gate, time-limned in stone’s fall.

Flecked granite, limestone, gneiss-ed lining, in blood strewn

Gentle tears, frozen, borne through terror, sculpted, hewn.

Vibrant, leaves, lively coursing veins, betray held hues;

Autumnal swirlings, wild wisks, thrilling life imbues.

Sleeping forms silent ‘neath soft moss, save single cross;

Memories, soul tunes, tender,  marking sorrowed loss.

~9/22/10