The day starts early
And its palette is gray
The trees are black
The snow is white
Clouds and water
The various shade of gray
The waves are half-frozen
And their symphony has
Changed dramatically
Their shoreline is made
Of frozen snow and water
The location is two football
Fields away and the music is dull
Some of us were looking for
Something lifting, removing
Us from grief and now we
Have hope that the sun will
Do its work later in the day
We know we must move forward
But do not have to lose the past
When the mind works, something
Ten years or twenty years old
That happened is still happening
Old laughs are current laughs
Stories are fresh and happy
Thoughts wrote in the past
Few months and years shed
Light on this new day and
A deeper degree of love
Develops and gives us a
Degree of remorse that
Could not exist before the reading
Precious thoughts are offered
Enduring love is offered by many
We are thankful for so much support
Even as the trembling and tears continue
There is no way to go back and talk
Our minds will hold the memories
And all the truths that know
Step by step with the father’s help
We will find peace from her journey
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
January 5, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 