- Vol. 10
- Chapter 07
Not Long Ago
You sit on my lap painting rainbows with your eyes,
Leaking sugar clouds with your fingers.
I play an old lullaby
I thought I heard long ago.
The green fields behind us
Had always looked greener
A pretty house in the distance,
It was never ours.
Unaware of space and time,
I hold this moment,
like it could be forever…
A cloud between my fingers.
(Not long ago)
I brushed the waves of your hair,
Adorned them with stars.
I dressed you with summer flowers,
We picked from our garden.
Now every time you say goodbye
Like autumn clouds, disappearing behind the hilltops
I catch a last glimpse of your shadow.
Your eyes are dreamy
Your smile is full of anxiety.
I let go of your hands
Your shadow grows taller as you walk away.
Your name I call only in my dreams.
Not Long Ago
(I miss you
But you are happy
And that is all that matters to me.)