She Waits.

I see her still in twilights shroud
At visions edge she’s standing still
She lives on for me, but makes no sound
Her presence felt , a loving glow.

She watches me with sightless eyes
The look that speaks but makes no sound
Where shadows spill she lingers now
But when I look I cannot see, just feel. 

She should be here if fate were kind
My partner in the quite times
I miss the things she needed that I gave.
That giving soul that has now passed.

She waits, I know she does.
The bond that held will always be
She was my friend, my love, my charge.
Now my pain, my loss, my memory’s dear.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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March 13, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Your words made me weep, Charlie. One of my cats, Katy, had been with me for more than 20 years. She is burried in the backyard, and I get misty each time I pass her grave. Animals give us such unconditional love, don't they? When we lose them, the pain can be unbearable. This is going into my favorites. Love, Carolyn
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March 13, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Heart wrenching. As I relate to the speaker in this write I think of the memories that my love left behind, he was my everything. Beautifully written and expressed, "I see her still in twilights shroud," this is my favorite line. I can still picture him as if he were standing before me... thank you. Smiles from Lolita
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