Sayonara 2015

By this title, I think I can guess when I wrote it!

When late at night on love's caress,
The glowing fire within me bloomed - 
To spill myself upon the page
As crowns of flame with Spirit plumed.

My thoughts did wander, to younger days,
Times long gone now, another world,
When life was simpler, sadder, darker,
When no other lives around me whirled.

The world was wide then, hotter, brighter,
Many-shaded lands beyond Capricorn,
Youth's first strength-test, passed and failed,
When present me was being formed.

So much I saw there! Weather, Earth
Science I loved, knowledge I craved.
Whilst unbeknownst, my Shadow, neglected,
Carved its runes upon my grave!

For lo! In age, the foundation laid
In younger years must bear the weight
Of the edifice you make of life:
What's done then becomes our fate.

And yet... and yet, while life still runs,
I cannot believe the story's done.
Though older, tireder, I'm wiser, brighter,
And I suspect more glory's to come!

When nightmares rule, and life doesn't make sense,
I'm swamped with fear and desolation.
But I'm still here – not dead, not yet!
By faith I await some consolation.