summer day alone

it’s quiet and empty without you here

and the wind moves

through the trees swaying

leaves

and the Saturday paper

lies on the

driveway

and the sun shines

through the clouds

sometimes

and the garden hose

curves through the

grass

and the clover patches

on the lawn grow

taller

and its quiet and empty without you here

and I try to

keep busy with this and

that

and the cat meows

he needs to be

fed

and the tv blares

on and on about

Trump

and the guitar sits

silent in the

corner

and it’s quiet and empty without you here

and I think about your

heavy heart as you say

goodbye

and I wish I could be with you to help you

walk this path one step at a

time

and it’s so hard

to write down this

love

and it’s quiet and empty without you here