Looking out through the window br She saw a sky of melancholy br In shades of ink-blue and black br br In the ticking of the clock on the wall br She heard the loud and clear hollowness br Filling the empty room br br Some stray memories sweet and bitter br Simply struggled like a flickering candle br Placed on the window sill br br In the distant night is heard br Painful whining of dogs br As she struggled to close br The window against the blowing wind br br 13sep2010 br 14.