Gone Forevermore

Sad poem of loss

It fell

The rose from her hand,

Down into the depths

The cold pit where her loved one lay

As if asleep, damp soil for a bed

Petals raining the only touches of color

To fall into the opened earth one last time,

A final touch of light kissing goodbye paled skin.

The dirt is moved

Closing around, closing the veil between worlds

Until there is nothing left but grass

And a tombstone

Cold to the touch

Cold to the heart.

A gaping void in the soul

Her loved one gone, forevermore...