Liquid Mourning

Weeping
Winding
Curling
Gushing slow along the path
Soaking into dirt
Staining stone & grass

Buzzing
Chirping
Keening
Cawing absent from the air
Silence ominous, foreboding
A reverent, fearful warning

Rustling
Cracking
Creaking
Scratching in the quiet
Heedless of the dread & mourning
Grim claims the cowering soul