These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Moving On

Moving on each given day
is what we do with hopes we say.
"Please comfort hearts" is what we pray,
that future hopes are blest.

Moving on, the days are past
when Bruhni's life, the first and last
are set in stone, a lasting cast.
Now, mem'ries are our best.

Moving on without that face.
She blest all hearts with childlike grace,
the missing piece, a lasting place,
an emptiness to feel.

Moving on with thoughts in tow,
the things we did this one to know.
The pup she was for years did grow,
a friend so very real.

by Jay O’Toole
on May 1st, 2024