A Sonnet

The pebbles and the moonstone in the rain

Are gleaming like a cup of falling stars.

The bloody feathers and the dewy petals

Are gathered like enormous roses-beds.

The damp and dusty hall after the storm

Is fuming fragrant odor of dead dreams.

The broken strings of lyra and guitar

Are tuned to play no melody tonight.

The bouncing lilies and the shattered hope

Are floating, dancing as they glide away.

The rusty knife mixed with some sugar cane

Are stirred, dissolving into my sweet tea.

The Sun! Will he come home again to me?

Yet, maybe I enjoy this darkness more.

September 30, 2012

– a small project to help my student 🙂

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