Flutter, black flag
in the light breeze
Tremble
fade to every shade
in none
Flicker
wink
amidst the blaze
Let every limb and sinew
paint a web
in relief
from above
Embers glowing
subtle
among us all the while
await, beguile
behind the stage’s curtain
Lamplight falls
a mirror rises
and the shadow-play continues
until
in mourning
houselights rise
