The nights are tender, draped between the moon and the stars.
Every second, every minute — eternal.
Your eyes behold the universe in their depths,
But a fear lingers that eternity itself is ephemeral.

you photographed andromeda from the backyard as
the waves lapped against your legs and drenched
your jean cuffs through

I simply knew,
Someday, and real soon,
I would become a fool
To your vivacious moon.
Because an old soul

Why, Baby, why, do you stay in my soul?

I sigh, Baby, sigh-your love makes me whole.

You haunt all my nights and breathe life through my days,

A whisper, a flame, a soft-burning blaze.

You dance through my thoughts like the wind through the trees,

A song I remember, a sweet aching breeze.

He loved her like the sun loves open skies,

A blaze that warmed the months they made their own.

Her laugh was July’s wind, her touch surprise—

Like sudden rain that finds you all alone.

Today unfolds, another step unknown,

A moment meant to call you home.

The weight of choices lingers near,

A path ahead both bright and unclear.