nights slowly die
watching moons melt inside
warm beaming eyes

their mirrors' broken
as suffocating smoke clears
Satan's Synagogue
our savior warned years ago
greedy money lenders must go

snow slowly melts
falls this time faster
then ever did before

                    life is always fleeting
                    counted days decreasing

take time to sip
from her swollen rivers
now in springtime flow

         along tides now rushing past
         enrich your soul in her bounty

life's quiet moments
the ones between your sips
those worth cherishing

can come in rushing tides
when you least expect such peace
on the currents of melting snow

still water pools
abandoned by fleeing tides
patiently wait

memories whisper
fade among cooling embers
once roaring lovers

tides' slow rise
catch you by surprise
how time flys

light faded today
permanently darkened gray
this sadness will stay