Bereft

Though I know that from sorrow and pain and care,

You are safe in that wonderful land,

Yet I long for the sound of your loving voice,

And the clasp of your kindly hand.

For life seems now like a lonely road

So weary and long and drear,

That I fear to travel the path alone

Dear heart, when you are not near.

The summer will come with birds and bees,

And flowers of every hue,

The sun will shine with a golden glow,

Just as it used to do.

The river sings where the violets grow

With the same sweet song of old,

The sunlight kisses each dancing wave

With showers of molten gold.

But a shadow has fallen across the sky,

And my heart cries out for you,

The sweets of summer have fled away,

It’s winter the whole year through.

Beth