New

I took some time

To search inside

What little soul

Was left of mine.

I wandered deep

I wandered far

To gather that

Which was left unscarred

So rocky, barren,

Bleak, abused-

The boundaries of the

Black were few,

But up upon

A distant hill

A salient tree

Stood cold and still

I touched its woody,

Blackened side

Looked up and found

To my surprise-

A single leaf

So green and new

Its color brilliant

Against the grayish hue

And with the light

From heaven above

This leaf did spawn

New growth of love,

And from the depths

Of my soul did grow

This life so bold

So beautiful