I have a lot of poems for lovers but there are those times when we have drifted apart in our lives. This poem commemerates such an occasion. Since I am an eternal optimist, this as in almost all of my works, ends on a positive note. Incidentally, my oldest daughter is named Summer, perfect for a double entendre.

MY POEM FOR GOODBYE

While we loved
Those years gone by
Our lives combined
In a special way

With the spirit of youth
We danced together
And we sang love songs
Throughout the night

We picked wild flowers
From spring gardens
We strolled among colored leaves
Which had fallen in the fall

I wrote you poems
About beaches and Summer
We shared our warmth
When winter called

So then, you came
To say goodbye
I could scarce
Believe my ears

Yet the emptiness
In our bed
Exposed this fork
In pathways past

So, with one last wave
Across new distance
Now alone
I walked away

And with nothing now
Left there for me
I sent you this one last verse
My poem for goodbye