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

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

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

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

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

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