Thomas Noel Smith - Outside My Window

Outside my window
The magnolia tree blooms
And sheds its flowers
As they age.
The grass grows tall
But winter comes
And life becomes a sleeping memory
For the grass

A chill fills the air
Heavy with hope and fear
Hope for tomorrow
And life’s return
Fear, that it will never come again.

Thomas Noel Smith

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