When did we change

Each in our own distinct way

Growing apart 

While choosing to blame 

Time as the enemy

Or that one awful day

Rather than face the reality 

That it’s not just a phase

Change is normal

Even healthy, so they say

But I’ve been lost

Since the day 

That you went away

My mind realizes 

Your need to take to the sky

But a heart 

Never truly learns 

How to say goodbye

Did you try to show me

What my eyes refused to see

That one day

You would actually leave

If there was a way

To regress, to go back

I’d explain my reasons

For all those mistakes

That I never knew 

I had made

Her tears fall

Echoing the rhythm 

Of pelting rain 

Heartbeats against

A translucent pane

Blinding flashes of light

And thunderous cries

As the storm rages 

Deep within

A downpour of lies

She’s drowning 

Her mind 

A flood of memories

A lifeline

To remind her 

It is not as they say

She knows one thing

Her life will never be the same 

The window 

A scene

Of lost terrain

Cold, barren

Lifeless 

She remains

In dismay 

Dismantled so easily 

All those years, lost

She’s swept away

In waves of pain

A hearts deepest love

Shattered amid 

The broken pane

She peers into darkness

Then turns away

For she knows her tears

Will never stop the rain

Rolling cascading 

Sparkling as they fall 

Stunning in their 

Thundering descent

Each droplet 

Minute

While standing alone

But joined together

A force so strong 

That effortlessly

Crumbles stone

Creating 

A carved path 

That carries them home

This circle of life 

Where some, not all

May be led astray

While searching for

Their road well traveled

Yet to be

Etched terrain

Their destiny

Challenges confronted

Along the way

On a quest to find

Their source of strength

A drop in time

A resting place

Their waterfall

At ocean’s edge

Cool soft sand 

Caresses my feet

As I run

Farther away

Escaping the day

Buried seashells quaver

As though calling my name 

Focused on the horizon

My mind begins to ease

With every step

I’m uplifted

With each colossal crash 

I’m carried by waves

A feather in the wind

Slipping into the past

To another dimension

Where I’m with you again

At last

Free to breathe 

This familiar scent 

Of salty air 

And balmy breeze

I’m exactly where

I want to be

Where we’d meet

Beneath the glow 

Of a shimmering moon

Along the waters edge

Our dancing silhouettes 

Held forever in 

A gentle mist

Where time stands still

In this sacred place

Where sand meets sea

A treasure trove

Of loving memories

Where you still 

Hold me tenderly

In the eternal rhythm

Of the song of the sea

A vast expanse 

Of sparkling lights

They flicker and dance

Above us each night

A commanding performance 

After a quiet days rest

Their intricate patterns 

Celestially designed

Unveil an endless beauty

That surround them

On this darkest twilight

These familiar portraits

Suspended securely in space

Render a heavenly language 

To communicate

Details that guide 

Paths for us to navigate

Through treacherous seas

Or threatening roads

Their brilliant vibrations 

Help to lead us home

This universal heartbeat 

Conducts a chorus of light

As billions of stars

Take center stage 

Brilliantly each night

Silently they sing

A most spiritual song

Of peace everlasting

As they lead us home

Emotions rise and fall

Just as tides upon the sea

Turbulent waves 

Of crashing pain

Seem unending 

So deep

Swirling patterns

In the sands of time

An ever-changing landscape 

A transformation

How quickly life 

Calms and cascades

As today 

Becomes a memory 

Of the past

As light replaces darkness

Days crest and fade

Tender moments

Lost and gained

As waves of pleasure 

Replace our pain

When we least expect it

Life begins again

When asking myself 

Where the time has gone

My thought is always the same

If only I had ten minutes

To bring you up to date

Ignoring all the trivial things

We’d worried about at length 

I’d consider this brief time carefully

Savoring each second 

As they tick away

I’d reintroduce you 

To our two wonderful kids

Both amazing adults today

Each with familiar

Habits and traits

So reminiscent of you

Ten minutes

To catch up

Years of stories to relay

We’d laugh, then cry

Finally the chance

To look deeply 

Into your eyes

To hold your hand

Tightly in mine

And share 

A loving embrace

Ten minutes

Before closing

Our book forever

With a long 

Overdue goodbye