Emerging From the Shadows

Emerging from the Shadows We have wrapped ourselves in the warmth of the open hearth As darkness has fallen like a curtain over a sky Filled with brilliantly shining stars-- Shadows of trees silhouette against the half-light As we mourn the loss of our loved one; Life does go on-- Painful memories shake themselves loose, A moment comes when the door opens And the future comes strolling in; We have learnt to harmonize ourselves With the rhythm of life-- Slowly we have awakened From a darkness long untouched by sleep; It is time to emerge from the shadows-- Realizing we are never again To while away the hours with you, So we have shut the door properly upon the past.