a primal call intones
in grief for its lonely wake
a wail that stills the wind
and spirits of the decayed
quiets the water
and a heart
urges our ashen
ancient souls to listen
and touch the edges
of what we once knew
a primal call intones
in grief for its lonely wake
a wail that stills the wind
and spirits of the decayed
quiets the water
and a heart
urges our ashen
ancient souls to listen
and touch the edges
of what we once knew