Long Gone

LONG GONE

With increased tempo

They come and go

Those whom

We've come to know

I watch lives

Begin and end

To God’s will

We all do bend

Others in our lives

Weave in and out

Sometimes not knowing

What it’s all about

Some come

Never to return

With some that’s fine

And others

With pain we burn

I stand in the middle

Of this circle of life

Surrounded yet alone

As I watch lives unfold

And stories so numerous

They remain untold

Some cautious

And others bold

With outstretched fingers

I do reach

And some lives I do touch

Receiving from me though

Not so much

I watch

As if tis a play

Other people’s lives

Through their joys

And their strife’s

I can’t say

I feel a part

Of this mosaic

For a start

An observer

I am meant to be

Studying others

So it would seem

I dare rush forward

From time to time

Yet I am pushed down

And in sorrow do drown

On life’s steed

Do I ride

And with increased speed

Do I stride

The years

And life stories

Go flashing by

Leaving me with others

To laugh and cry

Another door closes

And leaves me wanting

Having recently

It’s treasures

Shown flaunting

But I have learned in life

To be content

And feel tis a life

Well spent

Doors open or closed

It matters not

The die seems cast

In this life’s plot

Regardless of who

Is at the helm

Our time is short

In this realm

These stories

Will go on and on

Long after

I am gone

One day I’ll find

Where I belong

Even if its after

I’m long gone

-Shiidon, June, 2011

A lot has happened, as one can expect, since the last post. I saw the passing of a dear soul followed by the passing of a dear friend. I was able to spend some quality time with my granddaughter. The air conditioning in my house went out and I found myself sleeping a couple of nights in a 90 degree room. So much to come back to after a couple of weeks of heaven with family. I will write more about these events soon but my heart is still aching and needs some peace. Peace will come soon enough with the visit of family in two days time.