Alan .S. Jeeves

Ignis Fatuus ~ Fool\'s Fire (a sonnet)

Wayfaring alone in moorland\'s domain

Walking along with the dead of the night;

Trekking, safely, a well trodden pathway,

Suddenly spotting a beckoning light.

 

A warm and welcoming distant beacon,

A clear bright feature to guide me ahead;

I followed the pharos with cheery store

Allowing to let myself to be led.

 

But then, alas, I met jack-o\'-lantern

Impishly, carelessly leading astray,

Steering my footway nearer a quagmire

Fogged in the haze of the mist on the way.

 

With mischief afoot, deception I see...

You will-o\'-the wisp surely couldn\'t fool me.

 

                                                ASJ