Mary Beth Asaro

The Glowing Light

Nightly mist
slowly follows
the site
of rusty tracks.

The earth groans
filling the air
with a jamboree
of boot rhythms.

A whispering breeze
carries the echoes
of orange languages
long forgotten.

A lamplight
moves back and forth
in the distance
turning shades of white glaze.

The city clock
rings the hour
in the glowing light
of a cemetery.

Author Bio

Mary Beth Asaro has been published in The Poet’s Haven. She grew up in Darlington, South Carolina, and graduated from Francis Marion University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English-Liberal Arts and a minor in Creative Writing.