Sentries On A Distant Wing

Crawling on the jungle floorInches from the wilted greenFailing in the search for moreLonging for the truth unseen

Dragging on with battered limbStretching out among the weedsBegging each to bring the endTo all of life’s forsaken needs

Watching as the trees go byListening to whispers toldScreaming out a silent cryFor secrets lost in years of old

Timeless suns and countless moonsSentries on a distant wingSinging in the faintest tunesThat winter ever bringeth spring