Renaissance Poem by Danny Speicher

Darkened paths lay within shrouded walkways
And guarded hearts and muffled tongues once reigned
Dispassionate eyes hid what once was pain
Solitude and fear were standard those days

The wounded heart pumped forth nothing but tar
A battered soul that had been ripped to shreds
Festered, secretly longing to be fed
Yet, the food it sought seemed ever too far

In a moment in time paths lit brightly
A spark lit up behind those steely eyes
Where tear ducts once dried out, started to cry
A rebirth the heart could not take lightly

Beneath the layers of tar covered life
The heart now pumped hope, a trickle at first
And more and more until it pumped forth bursts
Now passion replaced apathetic strife

A glimpse of an angel sparked that new day
And what once lay dormant and dead inside
Found new life that now sprung anew with pride
And bound forth childlike laughter and play

Fall to Spring, a resurrection of sorts
Sentimental reflection never mocked
And romantic notions no longer blocked
Not letting the past, the future, contort

Welcome to this bright new day’s revival
Where friends gather and love one another
Emotions come like a wayward brother
The goal is now love, not just survival

((June 3rd,2010))