Silence

My Love is here

I walk along the empty beach

kicking bits of jagged shells

reflections lying in musk of time

setting sun ushering the darkness

My Love is here

I crawl bereft into bruised dusk

salty tears mingle with his streams

sea of solace stretches out her arms

still, I scream mournfully at deaf sky

My Love is here

balmy winds breathe his kindness

glazed stars of his wide smile

palms up, he waves his sweet goodbye

my grief blends with the soft rain

My Love is here

I see the back of his head

slumbering in billowing clouds

thirsty tides have waned

he has floated into new ripples

My Love is here

the crested waves swell

forming stiff meringue peaks

broken shells washed out to sea

waters unassuming and deep

My Love is here

the peaceful sleep of angels

on calmness of ocean floor

casting his beloved shadow

upon my azure memories

My Love is here

carving a path in the sand

through the ups and downs of life

surging currents to remind me

that he is not lost in my sea

My Love is here

a life buoy to hold on to

smooth water fingers

cushioning me from grief

the soothing sound of silence

My Love is here