Night Comes Too Soon

How can this be twilight?

You who brought sunshine to my days,

What do I do when the night comes?

 

Our friendship is based on experiences,

We shared so many during our years together.

Will memories be all that I have left?

 

I’m not ready for you to go yet.

I want, I need, to bottle your sunshine.

How will I stay warm when the night approaches?

 

You are the answer to all my prayers;

The reason to awaken each morning and smile.

Your light is the essence of my life.

 

They tell me that your sunset is near.

Like a thief, I will steal away all of our moments together,

I will hold you in my arms until the light come’s for you.

 

Wait for me in the light,

I will look for you when my day is done.

We will walk again in sunshine, one day.

 

Reviews

[None]

The honest way you wrote this and the tenderness you enveloped in your questioning shows such beauty. This is hopeful when it seems like there is no hope. The plans you have to be together in the future are so worthy of making. I can tell how much you care.

[Samuel Dickens]

Sad, but very meaningful and honest. Never do we want to lose one so close.

[zainul]

"Your light is the essence of my life."
I love this poem specially the above verse for its spiritual dimension.

[cartera]

You are speaking here for a an awful lot of people. I just wish everyone was able to articulate this to all significant others who are preapring to die.
Alex.

[Ed Hart]

For one of us, if we are fortunate to find the gold of friendship, it always comes to this...

[David Lewis Paget]

This is agonisingly sad, Lena. The depth of emotion here reaches out and touches each one of us, all those who have partners, as we all of us face that eternal night. But the sadness is for those left behind - it is only these that grieve! The departed are unlocking their own mysteries, and waiting for us to catch up.

[THERISA]

Reading this poem, it explains my mom's reaction, when i told her, "if you find someone else, you have my blessing on the marriage". Now realize she doesn't want to lost the memories of my dad, since his death. Thank you, for enlightening me, with this very personal and romantic poem.

[MagiCrystal]

Lovely... just lovely..
a nice one.. good job

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

First reading this I get a sense of missing a friend but reading it again I also can see it as someone who is lost within themselves looking for the person they use to be.
Either way it is fantastically written.

[Coyote Poetry]

So beautiful and gentle. I could read again and again. Such sweet love and desire in every line. A outstanding poem of love.
Coyote