…entanglement

Our final words, our last goodbye
our secrets safe in my heart, sealed with love
a perfect entanglement forever seared upon my soul
roses are falling on snow painted in all the colours of love
pale-faced and trembling, a leaf falls, crushed by the shadows
the kiss of rain and the salty path of tears
passing from the dark of night
shall there now be only ashes?
it was a long time ago yet the river still flows unseen
seeking passage and refuge in my dreams
where I still hear your laughter echoing softly through the years
a distant melody, carried upon a forgotten breeze
sometimes I glimpse your silhouette
between the shifting veils of memories
standing at the edge of forever, where longing and loss intertwine
the seasons have come and gone, winter yielding to spring
and spring surrendering once more to the inevitable turning of time
yet some part of me remains there beneath that silent sky
holding tightly to a moment
that slipped so quickly through my hands
the moon has witnessed my sorrow
the stars have listened patiently to all the words I never spoke
and all the questions left unanswered
for love does not always fade when the story reaches its ending
it can forever remain, in memories and dreams
through absence and lingering desire
through all that remains unseen
and though the years continue onward
and the river of life follows its course
your whispers still drift through my heart
bright, like rose petals upon snow
© Ann Bagnall