Ashes In The Air...

The temples burned
The bodies cremated
Their spirits charred
By fire's hatred
Leaving almost nothing there
Casting ashes in the air

The winds that never cease to blow
The words that only seem to know
Hold what's left of what was there
Courier to the ashes in the air

As before such will be after
As fades the echoes of such laughter
Nothing less and nevermore
Than what waits before the door
For the promise of some thing in store
Things with ashes in their core
In these depths it seems unfair
To all the ashes in the air

In the breath where words reside
In the aether where the spirits hide
In the breeze these very ashes ride
An air of what love used to be
A sight still there, but not to see
An ache that fades, but never flees
Upon these gusts of every where
Within the ashes in the air

As light marks day, and darkness night
As every noble valiant fight
As birth begins and life goes on
As sorrow sings its funeral song
As there's a right despite what's wrong
As long as hearts still beat and care
There will be dancing and despair
With all the ashes in the air