Saturday, December 21, 2024

Late in the game Sept. 13, 2012

 

This late in the game

I still recall that night

We came, the kiss

On the eve of April,

Not the morn that sticks

In my memory like a thorn,

Sweet, but with a touch

Of bitterness,

Which comes with pain,

But also tenderness.

Do I cry now for what once was,

Or do I despair for loss of love,

How April spills it seeds into May,

And around us springs

The sweet bouquet,

Though this time, this late of year,

It is the song of sorrow I hear,

The rustle of leaves as I walk,

The hum of wind as I talk

The sad notes fall must bring,

And yet, I still recall

Having heard her sing,

The sense of spring lost

In a scalding summer wind,

And more distant still,

When trees grow thin,

Who dared remember talk of love

Back then, when now, other

Sadder songs must be sung,

A lament I still feel

That spring time kiss,

Is what I still feel,

And I still miss.


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