In midnight rains

 

If you ever walk

In midnight rains

In the dark

Of a no moon night,

Remember -

I’ll wait behind

To show the way

In a flicker of little light

 

No lighthouse it be,

Just a flame of lamp

To burn through

Those hours in black

But just enough,

To show there is

A way for you

To turn, and come back

 

The rains won’t stop,

They never do,

But if you see behind

Perhaps far behind

You’ll see the glasses

Stained aglow 

And a fireplace warmth

In your ember mind

 

If you retrace

Your steps and return

You’ll find yourself

Perfectly dry,

Warmed by the flame

That finally sleeps

From a teardrop lone

Left in your eye…

 

17^th Nov’23