Lace and Pearls

I sat looking out of the large window

In my silk, milky dress,

Adorned with lace and pearls

Waiting for him to come home.

I waited for hours and days,

But the only man that ever came

Was in a blue coat and on a black horse.

He said he had already come home

And he did too soon.

I was angry that he'd left me

With her still in the womb.

Barely had our life together,

Which also ended very soon.

She looked more like him

Day by day,

And even hour by hour.

Eventually,

She sat by my bedside,

In tears and pain,

Not wanting me to go home. 

I said to her that her husband is waiting

And her children are waiting

For her to get home. 

I said I'd been waiting to go home

For so many years.

And so I sat waiting by the window, the large one by the door,

In my silk, milky dress,

Adorned in lace and pearls;

My time had come for that to end here.

I closed my eyes

One last time.

I waited by the large window,

As he rode up on his white horse,

Carried me over the threshold,

And away we went

To our home.

Reviews

[Craig2591]

Very poignant. I'm glad she finally got to see him again, though she had a long wait.

[Holly Mason]

very lovely piece
waiting for her love...to go home
what images
thank you for sharing