Rosebuds growing in the air

Below the rosebuds 

dew drops in a steady pace

a mantis in the dark, 

sing of time, and keeps counting 

breaths thus far fallen

in silence, sparrows bow

deflecting the pain

painted on the face of an infant

there's war, lines of safety are narrowed

a man kills, his deeds unjustified

pines and firs stripped naked 

by the rise of winter glacier 

owls look on with pensive eyes

they've seen it all

every widow, every orphan of diseases

they've seen it all

the mountains heard

the echo of every falling civilization

and valleys murmur those last moments 

perhaps it's a warning call to the wise

the skyline opens wide its avenues

waiting for love to awaken 

on a man whose heart is part wicket and part foul

and on snow-white covered hills,

lie, far in a timeless distance,

brides and grooms, gone forever!