Awaiting the Slow Revival
The rain eases down slowly
Outside this old villa
The creaking of the wooden floor
The sleeping dogs by the sofa
A box of tobacco on the table
Icons on the walls
Books on the shelf
A swallow flies by
As she falls asleep beside me
In her old home
Coltrane plays some notes
Death arrives soon
Where shall we be
When the winds get heavy
And lust is conquered
By instincts of mortality
At the end of summer
The darkness creeps in
The cold air mingles
With warm cups of coffee
And yet again we prepare
For time to be shared
In our temple of survival
Awaiting the slow revival