A Man Alone Poem by Robert Hilary

The restless wind chases spirited fairies past the briars and bushes, solemn Willows relax their boughs gracefully caressing the cool stream, the Sun's final kiss paints long shadows, hues shifting from green to gray. A man alone is silent witness to days passing... The gathering chorus of nights sweet verse sings a cappella in melodic sonnet, they fear not the intruder who now stands as stone for it is within their dream he has merged, the distant owl, a questioning sort, inquires of whom this is that joins their chorus. Gentle winds cool the tears upon his face... With curious nods they follow his stride to rough hewn granite in peaceful rest, now upon his knee, with shoulders low,
a single hand laid upon the stone, and whispers are shared as the darkness grows. Silent murmurs scatter throughout the night... The restless wind stirs groggy fairies awakening upon the lilies in the stream, stretching Willows reach to soft blue skies, morning songs ripple from the currents flow, the Sun's awakening call erases the nights shadows from the lifeless man prone upon the ground. Somewhere, a kiss as shared between two lovers, forever now joined..