Elfrida de Renne Barrow: Impressions

“I feel the sands of time
Crunch beneath my feet—
Out on the open road
Or in the narrow street.

And when my heart is glad
My foot-prints are light,
Tracing faintly the sands
That glitter cool and white.

But when my soul is sad
Heavy sinks my tread—
Deep furrows in the dank
Dark sands where lie the dead. ”