Seems Like Yesteday - Mystic

Seems like only yesterday we carved our names in the bark of an old oak,
Each letter was a promise of tomorrow and forever, dreams of our future together~
Endless time, though each moment flitted by like a firefly at twilight,
Moving in and out of focus as we tried to catch the starlit skies
So close and yet so far.

Lightly did the world rest
In our love like a feather
Keeping us warm in the fabric of time,
Each moment creating a memory. 

Years pass by and are scattered like leaves in the autumn breeze
Entering at the cold threshold of winter, the fabric no longer keeps us warm,
Seams start to unravel as life becomes a threadbare rag where beauty once created patterned
Tapestries of color,
Each thread wrapped around the presence of your laughter and spirit of you becoming one with me~
Roughly life has taken the half of me that was you,
Death is the curtain through which you have passed and through which I will soon follow,
Afterward the stars may write our epilogue as we journey in realms unseen,
Yet our names will remain carved in the bark of that old oak.
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Date: 9/17/2025 6:04:00 PM
an emotional and poignant acrostic....it deeply touched me, every line. These two, though, resonated with me: Roughly life has taken the half of me that was you, Death is the curtain through which you have passed and through which I will soon follow I empathize with you and your grief. Well done. hugs, Sara
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Date: 9/17/2025 6:25:00 PM
Thank you Sara. I am happy with how this poem turned out. I usually write more brief verses. It was a challenge.
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