a memory
that refuses
to melt away
to rejoice
in familiarity
melancholy repears
no matter
the voices
wisdom knows
when the way
was uncertain
imagination ploughed on
to be washed in
a torrent of industry
when life stagnates
lighting up
the monotone
an illusion
a flashing smile
that pierces the ice
to touch the heart
the insurmountable
silence
and it grows