I I built a fire in the hollows of night, fed it with branches of marrow and dream. The sparks leapt upward, eager for sight, but vanished like whispers inside a stream. II I carved a garden from dust and stone, tilled the silence with patient hands. Blossoms rose, though none had known the blood that watered those quiet lands. III I sang to walls that would not reply, a hymn too soft for ears to claim. The echoes wilted, but still I tried, a shadow singer without a name. IV Yet effort unseen does not decay, it sleeps like seeds in a secret ground; tomorrow’s dawn may lift the clay, and let the buried roots be found. . ©2025 - Fearless Lines