…of emptiness

Between the here and there
between the now and then
there was a time when love
was free of care

but in the in between
my rivers ran deep
my stony heart
had much to tell
of a sorrow
that never left
and how I waited
with endless longing
for the one
who could not return

the wind’s songs
lazily drifted
through the willows
moonlight
softly flowing
as the ripples of time
caressed my soul

and from the other side
I often heard
your distant voice
calling soft and low
whispering our secrets
from a distant place

those memories
so poignant
the heavy weight
of emptiness
weighed upon my soul

in my loneliness
my tears fell
into the river dark
but I knew
they could never
reach your distant shores
forever destined
to remain apart
© Ann Bagnall