Anniversary

Anniversary

 

I think of you so often, 

   striding among the stars...

 

and feel so grateful

    for all the years we shared.

 

Do you know that I’ve grown old—

   and the world increasingly crazy?

 

If you suddenly returned to visit,

   you might not recognize me or it.

 

But you’d be so proud of our family,

   tender offshoots now so strong and sturdy.

 

Your legacy endures like ripples in a pond

   when a stone drops out of sight.

 

Do you know I still turn to you in the night 

   when anything seems possible?

 

There are things I long to tell you,

   your responses I yearn to hear.

 

Sometimes I sense your nearness

   but mostly you are far away...

 

Busy doing whatever one does

   when one is no longer here and now.

 

So, I want to say to my dear ones,

   cherish each moment you’re gifted—

 

Love as hard as you can...

   for as long as you can.

   

The season for loving always ends too soon,

   leaving only anniversaries

   

...and kisses we must blow to the stars.

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