I stood and watched
As her hair did blow, 
Like branches dancing 
in the wind.

Her eyes left frozen
in an empty stare, 
Leaked fond memories of the
love that once lived there.

No place left for her love to grow. 
She stagnates, even in her dreams. 
Her life stiffened,
like the roots buried deep beneath the one family tree.

The season pass.
The colours change, her hair from red to grey.
Her eyes unchanged.
The empty stare, still lost.
Looking into nowhere. 

Photo taken by me @ Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Ireland.