For a Moment

For a moment, I slipped back in time
   and there you were with that silly smile on your face
   as if you had done something suspiciously naughty
   and had been caught in the act.
I failed at first, to see the smile also carried tears
   of years passed when things seemed easier than now.
Coming softly into the room, 
   our eyes held each other
   and the tears glistened on your cheek
   in the shaded evening sunset as it brightened the room
   after a day of what seemed unending icy cold wind and rain.
I recalled how winter caused you to be sadder
   than most any other time of year.
The holidays and all its festivities over
   in a time that waned between warm and cold
   as snow and rain mixed up the seasons
   and kept you warm and safe but sad indoors.
   allowing you to weep openly when alone.
How many decades ago had we met
   and it was that same teary smile that drew me in?
If I look at your picture now, it's there
   that feeling of love that rose more easily than the sun
   and is a forever memory that lives in my heart 
   that misses you for more than a moment

lost lovememorysunsetwinterfree verse

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