I've been remembering the garden
we once tended
I've been thinking of the petals
that fell each autumn
I've been working through the list
of things we said but never did

And the rains that fell upon our garden
and the snow that covered all
O, that snow...

I've been remembering the garden
we once enjoyed
I've allowed myself some moments
to reflect with clarity
I've been feeling sadness for the trees
that have since been felled

And the sun that fed our lawns
and the snow that covered all
and when it thawed
you were ready to be gone

And all the seasons since...
Now you're with another's child...

I've been remembering the garden
the flowers but not the thorns
I've been reminded of the feeling
when spring was all we knew
I've allowed myself some hours
to wander through those flower beds once more

I can remember how that snow felt
even now; I can smell the rain
I accept that all things end
that's just the way of things
that's just the way
of all things

And all the seasons since...
I hope your garden is blossoming now...

(Sept 2017)