On kneaded soil, sparse imprints wander Ensconced in solitude Circling beneath the tower, a cavalcade of failures Through mirrored haze await opalescent figures To harvest goes yearning falcon With zeal behind her eyes Twin relics remain, belying foregone butchery In ruin collapses the sky Swirling in vain, in shambles Forgive us this vile gesture O ruined hamlet Emerging with hand outstretched Fading on somber shore Wailing one, a final hope Alabaster immortal