as lake waters cool
and harried southbound winds rise high
pinpricks of silver struggle
to reveal themselves in the darkened skies
... i feel him
icy probings in the autumn-tempered air
his memory is everywhere
stirring in time-stricken trees
rustling through discarded leaves
... our season was all too brief
falling to my knees
i weep
upon the hard, cold soil
he sleeps beneath






