an old coal

you won't find him in the water
nor in that grey and foggy future
he's not creeping or lurking without

that man you seek
the one the world bids you find 
he is the grandfather within

stoic and sweet
stern and stalwart 
he does not call
but awaits your visit

through mudded wood 
and consternation
by trial, by tribulation

you will find him by lone fire
an ever-orange coal unto himself
and when you see him
you'll know your answer 
in his stillness