05/08/2025
The Sun and the Moon
Grief and loss dissolve the veil of certainty,
Once sure of my mother’s hand in mine—
To meet her gaze, to share her gentle smile,
To hear her laugh, her voice a soft design,
To find her arms, a haven all the while.
But time, unbound, slips past the measured stream,
Moments hover like a fractured dream—
Too distant now to grasp or hold,
Too near to silence, raw and bold.
Milestones fade, unmade, unmet,
A void like ink, relentless, wet—
It bleeds through every page I write,
It dims the stars, it steals the light.
Where once were mother, son, and grace,
Now echoes drift through empty space.
The promises, the hopes we knew,
Extinguished in the midnight blue.
Yet still the sun ascends the sky,
Its golden fingers gently dry
The tears that pool beneath my eyes—
And in the moon, a silence lies.
He swells above with aching glow,
And longs for arms he used to know.
A yearning sharp within my chest,
That rises uninvoked, unpressed.
It carves the soul, a wound unspoken,
Where time moves on but I stay broken.
In summer’s hush, as springtime dies,
Life flutters past, the swallow flies.
And yet beneath the vibrant play,
A quiet grief does not decay.
Only the sun and moon can glean
How fragile, brief, and dear life’s been.
Still I remain, a daughter, mother—
One to the next, bound to the other.
Grateful am I for each breath, each day,
Though time may steal the rest away.
For even when the shadows sing,
There’s solace in the light they bring.
The moon, he guides the night’s dark tide,
While sun prepares the day to rise.
Together, they in rhythm move—
A dance of loss, of light, of love.
And so, dear Mother, I implore:
See who I am, whom you adore.
Feel all the love that still runs through,
And know I'm doing this for you.
And Son, my child, so far, so near—
I send you love you still can hear.
Hold tight the hands of those who stay,
And help us find our starlit way.
The sun and moon, they share the sky,
In quiet truth, they don’t ask why.
Two halves of life, both dark and bright—
As death and life find peace in light.
