As you sleep beside me

In stillness I write a few simple lines,
hoping somehow to remember these times
when I lay without want,
and I woke without worry
the days when I had nowhere to hurry.
Beside me right now,
you are here breathing deeply,
the moon in the sky,
the crickets talk sweetly
of the many summer nights
we laughed and sang loudly
but now the warm sky has become cloudy,
with the crisp air fall does set in
no longer am I able to live life on the whim
I am being called to leave our perfect nest,
the clocks ticking rhythm sounds in my chest,
Please my beloved
do let your heart be strong
in knowing my return is soon,
perhaps in December's second full moon...
until then I am with you
in spirit I am yours,
so don't go shutting all your windows and doors,
because another will enter,
just as I go to leave,
it is glorious to see you
wear your heart on your sleeve.
I am kept and I am tame
My heart beats always
in accordance with your name,
Please not a tear
I ask you to shed
I'll follow you forever
I've listened to everything you've ever said,
and in your wisdom I go forth and explore,
I have faith in the outcome
I trust whatsoever is in store,
because you taught me the beauty
of being alive
another me, another life
I could never contrive.
Without your guiding light,
and the warmth of your soul
My Mother, I would be nothing
making you happy is my highest goal.
I will slip away tomorrow
as the day turns to night
but know that no other
will ever shine as bright.

My Beautiful Mother; I love you with all of me.