Maman

She started to leave, but I held on

A moment longer – the end foregone.

Tarry a heartbeat more, my love

May that I capture these grey eyes now.

She smiled and said “It’s a dazzling place

Hues brighter may, then, fill the space.” 

Wise Woman she was; She spoke of my days -

Keeping up with Life at a dizzying pace

True I see her words were, then. I smile again 
Strike worldly deals, consider losses and gain

In a world devoid of the Love that was She

Every dusk,though, I ponder where Home may be.