Serene Calm

@Uootem

Shooting star
falling from the sky
to give me one more chance
to make my life's wish....
is the speed of its decent
through the sky
directly proportional
to the rate at which
my wish has reached urgency?
for with each passing day
gravity seems to gain new strength
and there is less time
to recite the wish I always make.

Are the trees that surround me
dead, their branches holding on,
to the promise of spring
but now with the lack of life
imposed through the winter
of this snow covered grove?
Will their hope last long enough
to welcome fresh leaves
so that they may live to provide
me shade from the harsh summer sun?

Has this soil
beneath my footsteps
endured enough
of my longing and pacing;
to be reshaped into
a familiar pathway?
Why has the path
I have made in the dirt
not lead me to the stillness
necessary to renew my soul
and help me escape this longing?

What caused this darkness
that has stealthily crept
through the pure evening air
and suddenly surrounded
me with secrets
that I can feel but not see?
Will the moon finally
find a gap in the cloudy
sky above and light my
way from this abyss?

Will I ever again awake at dawn
to find the serene calm of true love
like I once found with you?