Winter's glow fills my room
An incandescent yellow bloom
Reflected from the cloudy sky
On this cold, February night
The pine trees slightly sway
Sentinels in the golden haze
Topped in a frozen white
Boughs dancing through the night
Footprints cross the snowy ground
Running, sauntering all around
Marked by shadows pale and slight
Cast by the yellow midnight lights

These tears are but the start
Of a bittersweet mourning deep inside
A happy, hurting heart
Joy and sorrow deeply intertwined
An aching in my chest
A longing for your company
A constant unrest
When you're apart from me
A smile on my face
A dancing in my heart
To know you have your place
A home when we're apart
And so I'll cherish my memories
Polished over time
Replay the moments dear to me
A reminiscence sublime
But my eyes are on the clock
Counting down the days
Waiting for the next tick tock
To end our parted ways
And there will my heart be whole again
There will my soul sing
When the bittersweetness ends
And gives way to friendship's spring

There's a park bench on the street
Where hands hold and shoulders meet
Where we sit, you and I
As memories grow and time flies
Your head on my shoulder, the warmest of rests
My heart thumping loudly inside of my chest
I wish I could freeze time
When your arms are wrapped around mine
And forever listen to your laugh
The melody of my better half
But time and cold are relentlessly strong
Cutting short what could never last too long
And so I'll happily take the memories
Sitting there with you next to me
On that park bench in the night
Where Beauty sat to my right

Holding hands across the miles
Whispering all the while
Watching the fields pass by
Underneath the sapphire sky
Where the flowers bloom and cheer
A carefree beauty here
Fingers swirling the pristine air
Anticipation waiting there
And as the light starts to fade
Dusk eclipsing brightest day
The clouds are painted in the west
With oranges pale and yellow's zest
Still your hand is wrapped in mine
Drumming, tapping to pass the time
The stars shimmer into view
Silver specks in a navy blue
Telling tales millenia past
A passing record fading fast
The miles tick the numbers on
Beloved mountains here then gone
And yet a still, quiet peace
Sets my beating heart at ease
Palm to palm and fingers weaving
As the miles are rapidly leaving

This beating in my chest
Is different than before
A piece of my heart gone
But in its place, so much more
A family across the waves
A home in their hearts
Emotions too deep to say
Tears, laughter, darkness, stars
I never knew I could feel like this
Never knew there was so much I could miss
A smile and a kiss on the cheek
Choking over the words my throat couldn’t speak
Bright colors bob in time
A stranger’s face with friendship’s shine
Hands held in reverent grasp
A taste of unity holding fast
There midst the fruit and love
Standing together before the throne above
There in the ardent green
I found a beauty beyond any I’ve seen
Should you find a concrete floor
Bursting with love’s quiet uproar
Where feet dance and children sing
Where hands clap and bells ring
There you will find my heart
A vigil’s candle dancing in the dark