The Fallen Axe Series

The Fallen Axe

It's been a month
Since the axe fell
The pain has abated
The scar, does tell

Of the joyous morns
And the momentous eves
That were all as naught
As fallen autumn leaves

Of the breaking wave
That hits the shore
Is towering one moment
And then, no more

At times I think
Is this the end
Or on the long road
Has come a new bend

Hoping for a sun
That showers its light
And makes this scar
Disappear from sight

Was it for good?
No one can tell
It's been a month
Since the axe fell

It's been a month
Since the axe fell
The pain has abated
The scar, does tell

Of the joyous morns
And the momentous eves
That were all as naught
As fallen autumn leaves

Of the breaking wave
That hits the shore
Is towering one moment
And then, no more

At times I think
Is this the end
Or on the long road
Has come a new bend

Hoping for a sun
That showers its light
And makes this scar
Disappear from sight

Was it for good?
No one can tell
It's been a month
Since the axe fell

 

The Fallen Axe  - A Year After

Its been a year
Since the axe fell
The scar has faded
But does, still tell

Of a momentous blunder
A perennial regret
Was it my folly?
Or was it my fate?

A pearl, very precious
Was I, to take
As luck would have it
I went for a fake

Then came an avalanche
Of the kind I dreaded
And for a moment 't was bleary
Wherever, I was headed

I felt like a marooned sailor
On a deserted island
While the rest of the world
Took quite an offensive stand

Just then it dawned
At the back of my mind
That the 'my'-ness in me
Was, one of a kind

This sense of being me
Is what keeps me alive
As with each passing day
Towards a new dawn, I strive

The tumult gets tempestuous
As the river nears a bend
'Tis always the toughest
Towards the very end

Its a matter of time
When with the vicious cycle torn
From the long burnt ashes
Emerges a phoenix, reborn

Was this for good?
Now, I can tell
Its been a year
Since the axe fell