The Death Carriage
It was too far along for hope
and the thought of life without you
broke my heart and soul.
I couldn't fathom to go on alone
and I knew that if you went
I would follow along
The Death Carriage was outside our home
and I begged the Grim Reaper
to let us go.
I said goodbye to our bed
where we made love and slept
for so many evenfalls.
I said goodbye to our hearth
that kept us warm
Winter and Autumn.
I said goodbye to the moon, the stars, and the sun.
we had so many dusks and dawns.
I said goodbye to our backyard
with cherry blossoms in the trees
and lotus in the pond.
As we passed parks,
we waved to old men resting on benches
and children playing hopscotch.
We gazed one last time
to the waves of golden wheat
where weathered farmers worked the land.
As night reached the end
morning dew cried silently for us
as we said goodbye to life holding hands.
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