Rain In the Night
I lay in bed listening to the rain in the night
Patter on my roof, patter, patter
I thought about all I have lost, wiped away,
- Gone -
As if water washed it all away
No, it was people, circumstance that did
Not to be found, retrieved or replaced again
Nothing to mend the heart or fill the emptiness within
The rain kept falling into the night, as I shut my eyes to sleep
Listening, I was comforted by the patter, patter
Like footsteps returning, faces to see again
Words left unspoken, now able to be said
In this life there is only once chance to fully make it right
- Resolution or completion -
Either way, no-one knows when it can happen
A presence in life suddenly washed away, out of sight
Only to return in dreams, when the eyes shut….
To the patter of rain falling in the night
Heidi Sands
5/13/17
Copyright © Heidi Sands | Year Posted 2017
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