I REMEMBER YOU

I REMEMBER YOU

Long walks, quiet talks,
and lazy summer days;
Lost in memory
as the music softly plays.

Seems like only yesterday
we watched a graceful swan
Gliding in tranquil waters;
yet time moves right along.

The hands that used to reach
for me are gone forever more;
The love that once we knew
just walked out the door.

Other arms were waiting, you left
without even a backward glance;
You never held the memory
and I never stood a chance.

Today I walked alone once more
to see that graceful swan;
But as I looked out at the lake,
like you, it was already gone.

I remember you, my love
as the days and nights go by;
A trick of fate, much too late,
there is no need to cry.

Countrymom
5/27/03

Written for Outlaw Poet's Weekly Poetry Contest
With prompt words - memory and swan