Leaving Her Yesterdays Behind

The years had flashed by,

years which she had spent,

telling him about all that she was doing -

telling him that their love was forever.

It seemed like only yesterday,

that he had left her,

the yesterday that always -

stayed on her mind.

Her children had always told her.

to go on, to find another love

and she would always tell them -

that there was only one that was true.

She asked them if they loved their father still

and when they replied -

she said so do I.

Never could anyone,

replace the love she had lost,

never could anyone take his place.

Day in and day out,

she played a game,

How much she could remember?

and put the pieces together.

There was the joy of first meeting

and how she had felt -

first kisses and first hand holding.

The day he told her he loved her

and she wasn’t yet sure,

the day he asked her to marry him

and how it had felt.

The joy they had shared,

as their daughter, then son -

came into this world.

She never had any doubts,

not with him,

their love was a sure thing

and they went on together.

How he had held her,

when the children had grown,

grown and gone away

and told her not to cry.

Told her that now,

they could begin again,

as when their love was new

and how wonderful the days were then.

Just the two of them again,

how he’d felt,

when the first grandchild came.

Not ready to stop living,

not ready for the rocking chair

and she’d laughed and told him -

he was the same to her.

It always was at this point.

that she remembered their last dance,

how handsome he had looked

and how happy they had been.

At first she had been angry

and then scared -

then she just didn’t feel a thing.

It was the day when he’d gone away,

not good-bye just silence,

as the angels spirited him away.

Then she had just gone on,

knowing that she would live,

remembering and loving him -

until they’d meet again.

So here she sat,

the only place she felt close to him,

in their garden, in their home.

It was then that she realized,

how odd she felt indeed,

but it was alright,

really it was.

As she looked up and saw,

him offering his hand

and she gave it to him -

so confidently and trustingly.

Then from somewhere,

music began to play

and they began to dance,

dance straight up to the heavens.

Her children had never seen her so radiant,

so beautiful when they found her,

there was a smile upon her lips,

but she was no longer there,

she was with her love -

swinging upon a star.