The Blood And The Bloom Poem by jim hogg

The dark green leaves twist in the wind
And bloody berries dance December
Flights of geese bank round the moon
And stars that blinded us remember

The tide has turned, the time has come
To carry back the beauty
For all that love bequeathed us once
Was never ours for losing

Or would you have us waging war
Upon the ground that raised us?
Or by the night sky o'er this loch
Renounce the flames that saved us

In this haven time grows stale
The far sky threatens who knows what
Will we dither by the gateway
Knowing all roads lead to loss?

All our dreams, and all our years
Narrowed down to one last storm
To choose the harbour of our fears
Or the blossom and the thorn

There is a path, there is a chance
Where we'll bleed, but where we'll smile
Where the light and shadow dance
Where the holly still grows wild


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