Peeling Away Layers

Gone, gone, are the gardens I knew Gone are the springtime roses that grew I cannot blame the onions for my tears I cannot blame the springtime, or the summer Or the snowfalls in the winter Layer, by layer, the years that flew have peeled away small points of view… Nature can soften, and gentle the rain Quiet the memory, numbing the pain But time can erase loving faces I knew, I miss them so, I miss them so… When once to focus, and see so clear What used to be, is barely there Photos, in my memory, that I want to keep Layer by layer, to disappear Why must they fade, why must they dim? How will I know them, if we meet again? Layer by layer, with the years that flew I miss them so,…I miss them so… __________________________________ For the Contest Sponsored By Susan Burch: "Missing" 2/8/12