I wasn’t ready to say goodbye
Even though everyone knew it was time
I can’t get my mind to accept it
Nobody asked me if I had anything to say
Nobody told me it was time
I still see it all so clear
I reach out and take your hand
Mom, are you okay?
I don’t think so you say
And you slip away
I’m told the tears will dry in time
But I don’t think so
I wasn’t ready to say goodbye
Lisa Marie Bowman
Where the Nightbirds Settle 
seems like this was difficult to write, but it is beautiful. thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your kind comments. It was diffilcult to write but it was worth it if it touches just one other reader.
At the edge of dawn
There is dew on the lawn.
And as the sun shines bright
It hides again into the night
As this time we call goes on
We find that our own dawn
Has dew all over the lawn
And our sun shines so bright
It warms us throughout the night
At the edge of dawn
Life carries us on…
Thank you.
Only time, LM, only time and they will
I promise
Be here
I can only stay
While you are
Breathe me
I’m the air
You won’t drown
Feel it
While we can
We will love
Gone now
You and I
You and I