I’m used to spending holidays
In the company of friends and lovers
The other day there was no other
Not even a hint of my little brother
I stood in a crowd of perfect strangers
Alone.
The sky was filled with twinkling lights.
All around the booms resounded.
People laughed and time slipped past.
I settled in
To watch,
To listen,
To taste,
To touch...
Inside my mind, I missed her touch,
Her laugh,
Her warmth,
Her smile,
Her love...
There on the trail beside the lake
I tasted all the happy sounds;
The scent of charcoal, blackened meat
The laughs of children, light of feet
Flowers bloomed in the fading sky.
Waves rolled easy on the sandy shore.
The moon rose high to greet the night.
While the stars lay hidden…twinkling.
All caught up in the sights and sounds
I pondered there for quite awhile
Behind these eyes the thoughts did fly
I cannot lie, I wanted more…
…To feel the sand between my toes,
Her hand in mine,
Our thoughts entwined.
To linger on that pleasant shore
And share our time forevermore.
But the past takes flight and now it’s gone.
Daylight drives away the night.
The sun shines bright;
My thoughts are light.
The blues have flown
With the red and white.