LOST

He just buried his wife…amid a trail of tears…

Their good long life together spanning 77 years..

He spoke at her grave and as I watched him…

as the tears of his sadness flowed

I couldn’t help but be captivated 

by the words he there bestowed:

“When I think of my wife….and the life we shared

from the day our paths first crossed

“What stands out in my memory the most,” he said,

 “are all the times that I’ve been lost.”

“All the evenings sleeping by her side, 

every beautiful sunrise

every time I stopped to look at her…

I was lost within her eyes.

I was lost within her smile…within her voice, within her charms…

lost within her laughter, within her sadness…within her arms.

When I think back on our life together, these are the moments I will miss

like all the times throughout our life…I was lost within her kiss…

Now I find myself lost in silence 

with thoughts drifting on about her

and I know until we’re together again

I will be lost without her….”

As the funeral ended, as people departed, as the candles all were dimmed

I found myself hoping one day I too would be lost…

lost in life…

lost in love…

just like him.