i came upon a house
in a place i'd never been before
all painted white and open doors
with the sunlight dancing on the floor
i saw the wind in the spring trees
smelt the poplar and the sun's heat
and the meadows lie sleeping

i found myself in a pale room
with a bolted door
and a beautiful silence
i saw a woman lying there
with the sunlight entwined in her auburn hair
and through the window floated many things
photographs and letters and her wedding ring
and a child voice speaking

i came upon a house
somewhere i'd never been before
and in this lace of light and dark
i feel my heart sing joyously inside me



~and also the trees~ ~the beautiful silence~