Through the veil of night where shadows creep

Lanterns burn softly their glow runs deep

Carried by hands that time forgot

Guiding the way for those whove fought

Lanterns of the lost lighting the dark

Flickers of hope a fleeting spark

They drift through the silence one by one

Chasing the horizon before the dawn

Their flames do not falter though winds may call

A fragile glow yet braver than all

They whisper of paths that no one knows

Of broken dreams that still compose

Each lantern a story a voice unsaid

A hymn for the living a song for the dead

They linger not yet their light remains

Etched in the skies like endless chains

Lanterns of the lost lighting the dark

Flickers of hope a fleeting spark

They drift through the silence one by one

Chasing the horizon before the dawn