Ancient Nights

ancient nights,
a lost poem
wandering
long
in communal memory
a silent sigh of deep yearning

moon glow
and murmurs of spring
a lullaby
soothing man and beast

torch and fire tame
dark, and wilds
a festival
for newborn
lamb and child

market place teeming
exotic flavors
and trinkets to tempt
a fair maiden's favor

boisterous tales
boast and bravado
a husky brew enlivens
blustering howls

as the fires fade
along with the night
huddled and happy
dreams take flight

lighting upon
Memory far flung
laying vague
and muted among
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an incessant din