Waterfall Dreams



How long ago it was,
When we laid on a bed of soft green,
And promised our hearts to each other…

I never believed it would happen,
Not like you-
Your faith sustained us both,
During the long years we were apart…

Now,
In our special place,
I hear your heart beating so steadily,
Under my fingertips,
Like a lost limb you still feel,
Though it has long been gone…

I reach up to kiss your sweet lips,
I remember so well,
But you are not there…

In the desert of my life,
You were the only flower I saw,
The only one I struggled to believe,
Could only hope your love was true …

You captured my heart,
With your bright smile,
And the sunshine,
I saw burning in your eyes,

Alas my love,
The world is too big for some of us,
It is an empty place of broken hearts,
And shattered dreams…

Thus I returned home,
To mountain streams and quiet ponds,
The place where we made promises,
And childish dreams…

I walked the path today,
The one that led to our future,
Do you know the waterfall is still flowing?
I can hear it now,
Rushing over the rocks,
Washing our fears away…

We never talked there,
Remember?
How we loved that sound!
So powerful and free!

Remember when we wrote notes to each other?
And cast them from the shore,
Saying we would return one day,
And find them again,
Count how many of our dreams came true …

I found one of yours today,
And it made me cry-
When I read it alone,
Under the too blue sky…

I threw it back in,
But I’ll never forget what it said;
Written in your child’s hand,
And read by my adult eyes…

I watched it flow over the waterfall,
And heard it shatter against the rocks,
Seeing with blaring clarity,
Those words you wrote so long ago;

“I hope one day you come to know,
How much I love you!”

I stared at the shiny fragments,
Reflecting my tears in the sun,
Your message as shattered as our dreams,
And whispered softly in the roar of the fall,

“My God,
I wish you knew how much,
I loved you too…”