Now That Christmas Is Here

As the year sadly draws to an end There's another soul lost, And for now as I weep all alone I'm left counting the cost. As I think of the joy that we shared But it vanished so fast, Like the blossoms that bloomed in the spring It belongs to the past. With the blue skies of summer that turned To a dull shade of grey, I watched as the sunlight did shine And then faded away. Now the cards on the mantlepiece stand In the candlelit room, I peer at each one of the names Through the cold, winter's gloom. Those old faces, old friends still survive Yet so many have gone, And the spaces now show me the pain Felt from losing someone. I wish that I could bring them all back For this season of cheer, As I miss every one of them most Now that Christmas is here.