Early Morning, Sunshine Calling

There will never be

another

little friend like you,

I will never share

so much again

without you.

All the years

side by side

and all the tears,

I’ve wept

since you died………

Still in my heart

I know

nothing ever dies

and all we love

lasts ever on

and all we had

has built us strong

and all I miss

helps me see

if I grieve you

and you are free

what I feel

and what I know

I would never miss you

if I ever

didn’t love you so.

You gave your all

to be my friend

and I gave my all

and love I send

and the other worlds where you are

are never distant,

never far

your valiant heart

and loving spirit

fills my day

you’re always in it

every time

I rest in sunshine,

every time I talk to flowers

and enjoy the green

the fragrant scenes

and believe

you’re somewhere lovely too

my heart is over there with you.

It isn’t that I’m deeply sad

it is that I am truly glad

that lovely lifetime we shared together

helped us both

feel so much better.

What, before, when I was seeking

walking, living,

searching, reaching

was ‘the essence’

we found together

our bond of loyalty

warms me ever.

(Written early in the morning on September 22, 2013)