No good bye

Oh sweets, I loved your auburn hair
your freckles and your reckless smile.
Your infectious laughter from deep inside
is your hallmark and hasn’t yet fully died.
Your face looks tired now
your smile has paled
your frame's as fragile as a little bird's.
But when we hug you seem just the same
solid as a rock and strong and sane.
I promise not to let you down, we’ll stride
together through valleys of tears and
the blackest of nights
until the sun rises again,
lightening up your being, erasing your pain.
Won’t let you go, will be at your side
won’t ever accept a simple good bye.


No good bye - Senryu

Your spiritedness
Shadow of your former self
You’ll weather the storm


To my friend Sabine