In the shadow of the leafless tree <br />I waited, alone with melancholy <br />There was nobody, nobody around <br />To touch, speak and see. <br /> <br />In the shadow of the ruined stone walls <br />I sat and spun my fate; <br />Time was passing by <br />But I continued to patiently wait. <br /> <br />In the shadow of a moonlit night <br />I counted the birds of prey; <br />I walked in to the sound of swishing boughs <br />And my soul then tried to pray. <br /> <br />I walked on with my shadow, as though <br />It was my greatest friend <br />No companion could be more faithful <br />To me until the journey's end. <br /> <br />Copyright: Rani Turton<br /><br />Rani Turton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-shadow-of-the-leafless-tree/
