In a workshop dim, with candle’s glow,Where time moved steady, soft and slow,A bootmaker sat, his hands worn thin,Stitching soles with thread and skin.His hammer rang on weathered wood,Molding leather, firm and good.The scent of polish, wax, and hide,Hung like whispers at his side.With careful hands, he shaped the last,A craft unchanged by ages past.Each … Continue reading The Bootmaker’s Hands
Historical Poetry
Whispers of the Lost.
In days of yore, when shadows fell,And hearts did mourn, where tales do tell,Of tender souls, like morning dew,Lost to time, in the silent blue.In fields where laughter once did bloom,Echoes linger, in empty rooms,Tiny footsteps, a fleeting grace,Now whispers soft in time's embrace.Oh, mothers weep, with tear-stained eyes,For babes who danced 'neath azure skies,Taken … Continue reading Whispers of the Lost.