Morning Light

I had a dream that you were here,
bathed in morning light-
your loving eyes upon my face;
your breath a gentle sigh.
With whispered words and sweet caress,
you reminded me again,
of why I loved you O' so much
and the joy it brought within.

I watched your face, so full of life,
dimple as you smiled;
The dancing laughter in your eyes,
so beautiful and wild.
I lay my head upon your chest
and lost within your arms,
I cherished all the memories-
your warmth and boyish charms.

I prayed the moment never end-
trapped in times' embrace-
where hope and love and family,
its passage can't erase.
How long we lay, I can't recall,
though eyes soon drifted closed...
and mingled breath, like moments spent,
soothed us as we dozed.

But now the dream has ended, and
with the coming of the light,
your eyes no longer see my face-
your breath no longer sighs.
Your dimpled smile, so full of life,
now stole by times' embrace-
can't woo me with its boyish charm
nor bathe me in its grace.

Those cherished arms, so warm and safe,
that held me O' so close-
now memories of moments spent
where peacefully I'd doze.
Your whispered words I cannot hear
to remind me once again,
of how we'd laugh and love and dream,
to the innocence within.