The Gardener 62
In the dusky path of a dream I went to seek the love who was minein a former life.
Her house stood at the end of a desolate street.In the evening breeze her pet peacock sat drowsing on its perch,and the pigeons were silent in their corner.
She set her lamp down by the portal and stood before me.She raised her large eyes to my face and mutely asked, "Are youwell, my friend?"I tried to answer, but our language had been lost and forgotten.
I thought and thought; our names would not come to my mind.Tears shone in her eyes. She held up her right hand to me. I tookit and stood silent.
Our lamp had flickered in the evening breeze and died.
Words in this poem
- went n.
- Course; way; path; journey; direction.
- mutely adv.
- Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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