Steven Beachum
Horizon Line
- for Grandpa
You are not here
Not any longer, we know this to be true
You warmth, your love, your smiling face
Exist only in memory
This is not to say you do not live on
In him
In her
In me
In the song of birds trilling in trees
And the silent steps of fawn deep in the wood
You remain in the beauty that you created
Woven within our world
Step by step
Heartbeat by heartbeat
Each ray of sun and crash of wave
The simplest of natures' pleasures
That you
- in your infinite wisdom -
Understood the value of
You may be gone
But you do not fade
You do not fade as you live on in each that held you dear
Somewhere
Somewhere your eyes are bright, your hands steady
Paints on standby
Canvas stretched
You are ready to begin again
- by Erin Beachum