Autumnal Dejection* Poem by Meng Lim Dr

Calm is the starless night
but troubled is the heart
deep silence descends
pain will not part-

the voice is muted
dreams are torn apart
the sea is sighing, the trees are weeping
love's door is shut-

youth knows no tears
sorrow it never does regard
passion burns like wild fire
reason it does discard-

time is the heartless destroyer
all human schemes it does outsmart
amidst the ruins of beauty and hope
dies the bereft longing heart


(* autumn in Australia)