My name is just a name

Nothing more

All the things

The stuff

It's never enough

And so I stand here now

Somehow

Eyes closed

Hints of jasmine

Wisps of cedar

Imagine

Feet on the ground

Reborn

A soul that's found

The passing of a storm

Every letter you wrote

Every scribble, doodle, and song

An expression of your soul I thought

Composed

Exposed

A place where I belonged

Your letters

Your voice

The choice

You made

How such a love could exist

Now a mere memory

I can only reminisce

The other day I asked myself

What it means to be kind

Like if I die

What will I leave behind

A life

An impact

Countless smiles unwrapped

And so under the spruce tree

As the birds sang

As I waited for you

I knew

Are you one of the few

The chosen

Able to pause, and look through

The prism of spring

And all that it brings

The dawn of a new day

I must say

There's nothing quite like

Daffodils as play

Well I woke thinking

It was just another day

But you touched me

Your makeup faded

Your eyes far away

And I saw

The storm clouds no longer raging

Calm

Butterflies had their song

The sun at once belonged

A warmth combined to offer

The whisper of a second chance

A stolen glance

The ultimate truth at last

Romance

Under the wild cypress tree

A canyon alive with laughter

I watched you

Through the bonfire's glow

Through the embers

Casting their shadow

Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"

Melting into "Blue"

It was true

Everything felt right

In the canyon at midnight

This is not a wake-up call

Nor an alarm clck

This is the sunshine on your face

The whisper of the wind

The harmony of the birds

Ever so gently singing

Write another verse

Make a new friend

Find your true love

Laugh til it hurts

Laugh some more

Sheep Meadow at dawn

Bodies tangled on the lawn

A stage

A song

It won't last long

Hold on

When the tides inevitably turn

And the sun surrenders its glow

Will you smile despite your pain

And offer a lifeline

To all who came

Why are you smiling, he asked

Sweat glistening under his eye

For a moment I felt distracted

A lone firefly

Saying her final goodbye

Your face sundrenched

Aglow

And so

If you must know

You, my darling, make me smile

You

A starling

A summer rainbow

Like a thread pulled loose

Coming undone

Softly

Like a vow never spoken

A door left open

I knew

Before your lips met mine

Before the stars forgot to shine

Before the night swallowed us whole

I was already gone