Stepping Stones

Why does my soul yearn

     For halcyon days of yore,

While tell-tale heart soars

     In untold dreams of morrows?

‘Cause said stepping stones

     Frame rhythms on life’s dance floor

That help weather tides

     Of life’s unsparing sorrows.

© Ilija Lukić 2026

Aurora - Goddess of the Dawn

Jordan Lake dawning on the first day of autumn