Ypu are Always on my Mind

[birgitta_nell@y]

You are in my head:
Inadvertently lodged there
Like a bird in a soft nest of dreams.
Your presence seems to go with me everywhere,
In previous whispering moments of mental silence,
Your voice now echoes softly;
Sweet words of conversation envelope me
And make me smile, because they come from you.
Closing my eyes I see your face:
Your eyes, your lips,
I cannot escape them, even if I wanted to…
Your hands, your neck…
Each thought is light as a feather,
Gentle and warm,
Splashed with bright colours
Of joy and happiness
And sadness…
Sadness because I know eventually you will fly!
Far away from me, you will leave your nest,
If only in body, you will be gone,
And then all I will have left are the twigs:
Precious memories of being with you,
The vague recollection of your songs,
And the hope that one day you’ll be back
To lighten me up once again.