Recently I was informed that someone I knew quite well at one time in my life, was felled by an obscure type of cancer. Over time we drifted apart and our friendship was over with. Upon hearing of her death I had time to reflect back on our time together and I wrote this.
Another Lifetime I Never Knew
The wind whispers soft and low
Beating branches keeping time
While the sound of the whip poor will
Offers comfort to my mind
The day is heavy amidst the clouds
The cornfield sways and rattles its leaves
And in a corner of my mind
I picture you lying there fast asleep
I am told in time a heart does mend
Maybe after a few winters come and go
There are words I could have said
There are decisions I will never know
So now I walk through the fields
Through the woods and past the stream
To the lake where waves do grow
Beating me about my knees
And in the morning I will have
A one sided conversation once again
Hoping to find answers I never knew
As I spend another lifetime with you
Copyright 2023
by Bill Ferguson
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