Face In the Clouds

I saw your face in the clouds today; I looked up and you were there. You had said you'd never leave me but I didn't believe you and wept for days engulfed by grief. I heard your voice in the wind today. It softly called my name, your breath gently ruffling my hair. I strained to catch a glimpse of you but I saw no-one there. Your reflection appeared in my mirror today. I caught a passing glance. I thought I saw you smiling, but in a flash you'd gone and I was alone again. The loss of you is tangible. I still collapse exhausted by tears. I half look at photographs which have captured happier years, but I saw your face in the clouds today, so I know that you are near as I pause to look in the mirror or watch the gentle breeze Perhaps I should have believed you when you said you'd never leave.