How do I say goodbye

[lilyjohn]

Ihope you don't mind if I share a poem I wrote in 2005 I was so deep in my grief at the time,. I hope maybe some of you can relate and find peace in the last line.

How do I say goodbye

The kisses and hugs and the glint in your eye

How do I say goodbye

Our love brought laughter and tears

So much we had missed through the years

Such joy did we find in everyday life

Now memories each day cut like a knife

Death came so swiftly like a thief in the night

One minute you were with me, the next gone from my sight

The world kept on turning, how could that be

Why did I stay, what is left here for me

I have more compassion, more time for a friend

Yet I wonder each day where will it end

I hold on to memories and they make me cry

But how can I say goodbye

The flowers of spring, a bird on the wing

Words to a song that you used to sing

I see you in the Autumn leaves, the blue of the sky

How can I say goodbye

In all that I do and all that I see

You are a memory

I can't touch you or see your smile

Yet every once in a while

I feel a gentle touch like a breath on my skin

And it seems you are with me again

For a split second a scent from the past

After so long how does it last ?

So much I hold on to and the wind seems to cry

I'm with you, I'm with you, no need for goodbye

[RandyW]

thanks Lily ! That was really good!!

[Barb73]

Lily,

That was beautiful and touching. Thank you.

Barbara

[Marci]

Love that!!!Beautiful poem!