Reunited

Twenty years drifted by
Since my beloved and I
Coalesced our souls.

Nineteen I’ve been lonely
Walking our land without her
Searching in vain.

The opaque mist lay still
Over depths of clear water
As I look on.

I wait there with patience
A longing to see her face
Searching for me.

The water calm deceives
For treachery lies within
A life taken.

Out our door she strolled low
Wading by the water’s edge
She searched for gifts.

A year we were as one
Our day of significance
A gift for me.

I left calling for her
Footprints leading to her grave
My soul crumbled.

Wails of my horror drifted
Her body unrecovered
Weeping, I ached.

Grief convulsed my essence
And I wandered without aim
Until she appeared.

My beloved returned
To descry me per annum
Her gift to me.

So here I sit in wait
Watching the mist dissipate
This nineteenth year.

Gliding above so pure
Tonight she reaches for me
To take me home.