Why Have You Left Me?

Once there was spring all around With plants and blooms in shade and scent abound Butterflies from here and there and places unseen Flitted back and forth in colorful sheen Birds sang tuneful songs of contentment Squirrels and bunnies hopped in spirits buoyant But all along now I see trees, leafless and bare Nakedly shivering in winter’s chilly air Even when the Earth adorns in full glory Here I bide alone, so dull and dreary Oh! Dear! Why have you hurriedly left me? Was it to make me drift aimless in this turbulent sea? We were once a happy pair of doves Seeking warmth under each other’s wings By sundown, we flew to our evening nest Under temple spires, we sought easeful rest We walked the meadows, gathering spring flowers We roamed aimless through ocean strands We watched life’s ceaseless ebb and flow We waited eager to grab life’s evanescent glow We knew sorrow’s depth and worth Each morn, for us, was love’s rebirth We walked close to paths supernal And lived ever in love eternal Now I have lost the rhyme n’ rhythm of life I see the world around with sorrows rife I am a broken reed far beyond repair With no songs to be played now or ever Once we danced to the rising and lilting measure Each synchronized step, we took with such pleasure Oh! I hear from far, your anklets rhyme and chime They ring in my ears through the time Each wayside flower to me recalls your lovelorn face The wind swayed lilacs reflect your grace Deep in silent night the odor of your flowing hair Comes wafting, and for a while, I feel you near A boundless emptiness often fills my space The question –‘What next’ stares at my face Yet never shall I yield, but shall bravely sail Hoping, we together shall meet at the Golden Dale ‘