Time and Tonic

Lightning forked and the dark sky's depart
so mourning the treasure lost to your heart
 
eyes cast down and head so bowed
when their inspiration spired to the clouds
 
and their imprint was so embossed
when the shell that was left came to a stop
 
was their life written in invisible ink
or a rainbow captured that made you blink
 
was there and gone refracted so soon
memory's clemency like a medicine spoon
 
each day surround you in life's living room