The Photo

I found your smile today,

In a picture, tucked away,

Your infectious grin entreating

Never to say "Goodbye".  

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As an arrow plucked from the quiver

                        ….and sent in flight,

Just like an eagle, circling skyward,

                        then lost from sight,

Flickering as a star in the dark sapphire sky,

You soared away, a butterfly,

                        with wings, too high.

Straining to remember

                        a tune once sung,

A fleeting melody, whose lyrics I never learned,

Like reflections in a distant mirror,

                        flitting by,

You vanished, a sifting shadow,

An outgoing tide.

An auburn leaf, withered up,

You fell from the tree too soon,

Bequeathing us your smile, your laughter,

                   a willingness to try anew…..

And even a dash of chutzpah, to spice up life's stew….

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