Maria
In the dawning hour
Bells ringing, swallows darting
Maria stares into uncertainty
Like rain she falls
On a martyr's shadow
Left to pool
Maria, far away as Thule
Which way does she stray
North, south either way
There is nothing left to say
Only to forgive
Like change deserted
Down a grated manhole
Left to rust
Maria, infinite as dust
Like a spade she'll carry
A graveyard's soil
Left unfurled
Maria, bring me in your world
In a world where nothing dies
In a world where everything has life