A Single Tear.

Smiles so bright
So bright and so shining white
White, like the freezing snow falling gently on my cheeks
But I was so much warmer then, rather than now, in the summertime weeks
Hearing in my memories, laughter of ours ringing like bells
Us running across the white wonderland like bats out of hell
Your eyes sparkling, reflections of the falling snow
As you held me tight and the winter wind began to blow

I can still remember the warmth of your hand in mine
Warmer than the warmest of summer sunshine
Our heartbeats racing at the same pace
It was the first time I could look you in the face
The picturesque landscape, that's now such a barren and lonely place
Back then it was as white as a wedding dress make of silk and lace

I can still remember every moment when our eyes met
I turned, blushing, my hair hanging in my face, cold and wet
The short moments when we happened to touch..
Oh, god; I miss you so much

And I will never forget how, in the final days, it flashed its brightest just before dark
It happened in the days when the snow ceased to fall, birds sang and dogs barked
Everything fell apart

We held each other close, and danced round and round
Our bodies swayed in perfect rhythm and time to the sound
Your face only inches away from mine as the song drew to a close
If I'd kissed you then, things would be different now, I suppose.
But I let my hands fall, and stepped away
We smiled, and we were in love. How could we have known the end was heading our way?

Now, the flowers are blooming in the summer sunshine
But they have nothing on the beauty of your smile and mine
Not in those cold winter weeks
When snow melted in our hair and ran down our cheeks
Too much like tears, cried for some pain to come
Too much like my heart melting in the summertime sun…
Silence except for the sound of the falling snow
Like the hollow sounds from the hole in my heart when the wind blows

Walking alone across the grassy lawn
Mourning the white wonderland it had been before the snow was all gone
I see you in the distance; so close, but so far away…
You've moved on by now, and there's nothing left to say
Looking past your back lit shadow, into the sun
I know that I'll always cherish those short days of fun
And maybe, someday, the strings tying you to my heart may come undone

Turning away, I murmur a goodbye you'll never hear
And in the summer sunlight it sparkles on my cheek…

A single tear.