Nests Unkept

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Before the grace
of winter nights
as the ground
lays cold and still

upon the face
lies fire's light
and a crackling sound;
these ears they fill

For here we hide
in Autumn's bosom
these dreams we confide
although we shouldn't

and stoke the flames
in our harmless play
finding games
in all we say

Before the spring
hearts will entwine
and all that it brings
after Winter's wine

For we like fools
once did believe
if we skirted the rules
we could still be free

Yet birds will cry
in nests unkept
while we wake nearby
the places we slept

(October 8th, 2017)

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