Here, unseen
\nMy words fade into air,
\nFalling with autumn leaves –
\nBirds peck at their edges –
\nPeople walk over my words
\nCareless of what could be
\nUnder their feet –<\/p>\n
Nobody, not even I,
\nSpeak the fallen words
\nAloud, strangely the woods
\nEcho their meaning
\nAlmost by love –<\/p>\n
My words fall into rivers,
\nWhere water-spirits sleep
\nUpon them, where small fish
\nTry to eat them –
\nMy words swim with the ripple
\nOf cool streams –
\nYellow irises protect them,<\/p>\n
Unseen, here
\nMy words mark their destiny –<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sh\u00e4nne Sands<\/p>\n
from the selection – Night Song published by FootSteps Press<\/p>\n
www.footstepsbooks.com<\/p>\n
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