t's fall out here now.

-----------------------------

a haven it was once                                                             ­                     

now a mourning ground.

------------------------------

For you this year                                                             ­                                           

wildflowers I leave

------------------------------

The sky under which I walk

the memories you left with me

all bear down on me

inside and out.

-----------------------------

I can hear you laughing.

the sound carries

through the cold air.

Serene and sure.

-------------------------------

Leaves crunch under my bare feet.

I can feel them.

They keep me here

Even when all other reason fails

------------------------------

I cannot walk into your tomb.

My feet refuse to move

an inch beyond that pretty wood.

So I stand at our door listening

to that soul trapped inside.

-----------------------------------

A warm voice crooning

some long forgotten song

a myriad of sounds and images

buried behind that door

--------------------------

The sky under which I walk

the memories you left with me

all bear down on me

inside and out.



- havenx