Her face is lit with a beautiful smile
As she calms her racing heart
Its finally the end of a long trial
She can no longer be apart.

His promise to be with her soon
Brings goosebumps, mistakenly a tear,
She breaks into giggles and hums a tune
Caught unaware by feelings of fear.

She brushes away the premonitions
And puts on an elegant dress
It is his last day, his last mission
She awaits his touch, his caress.

Her happiness knows no bounds
She is like an eagle soaring high
Interrupted by a sudden ringing sound
She hangs up the phone with a piercing
cry.

Cursing fate for being so brutal
Is her mind playing sinister tricks?
At last, she braces herself to plan a funeral
To Rise from ashes, he is no phoenix.