He stood along the water's edge

A stranger to these shores

Feeling the occasional salty spray

That seeped into his pores

He thinks about her all the time

Of how things used to be

He just can't get past wanting her

This pain he couldn't foresee

They had spent only a year

Together, in wedded bliss

They never missed a morning shared

Without a tender kiss

They planned a family, but first a trip

To soothe their wanderlust

He promised her the Universe

In her eyes, he saw stardust

They picked this little island

Known to be phantasmagoric

The sandy beaches were powder soft

The sparkling waters, mesmeric

This was a lover's hideaway

They pledged they would return

For this had been a place devoid

Of worry or concern

Until the day he woke to find her resting quietly

And thought it odd how easily

She breathed so silently

After a while he went to place

A kiss upon her cheek

Loving words perched on his tongue

Sweetly honeyed for him to speak

But his warm lips felt, in return

Her skin was much too cool

The horror and the pain he felt

Made him feel like a fool

How could he not have noticed this

And let her slip away

Why hadn't he awakened her

As he had everyday

But he was not to blame for this

This he did not control

The time had come, she had been called

She had loved him heart and soul

So now he stands upon the sands

A sad, heartbroken man

Not sure at all of what to do

Of what should be his plan

But as he gazes out to sea

Her voice speaks to his heart

She says her soul remains with him

That her essence didn't depart

The impact of those truth-filled words

Went deep into his heart

He understands that with her love

He'll make a fresh, new start

By Sharon Cunningham

From: United States

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