Moving On

If only I might wander through
the coming days and be with you,
if I could be there at your side
if I could calm the beating heart,
if I could be for you my dear,
a talisman to help you steer
a course that takes you from the past
to times to be, to rest at last.

If only I could be a friend
with you to mark this start, this end:
these stages of a life that ebbs
these phases of a life that flows,
if only you can note how well
you have been loved as you are now;
then you will take whatever will
within your heart remind you still
of joys you had, of joys to be
if love can help,
please call on me.