In My Folly
In my folly
that overlooks the water,
where birds soar and dip
like kites without strings,
I was your sunshine.
You glowed with happiness,
palpable joy radiated from within,
just because I was part of your world.
In my folly
I thought it would always be that way,
that I would always be the sunshine
that brightened your days
when things looked dark,
and warmed your heart
when winter threatened your soul.
It is folly, I know.
Shadows fall and night comes.
The stars are too far,
their illuminations too dim.
I am losing the light
and you are gone.
In my folly,
we are together,
mirrors reflecting the sun,
on and on, to infinity and beyond,
the light so bright and golden,
love in tangible form.
It is folly
to think that will happen.
There is only me
with a pocket full of wishes.
But in my folly,
I want to be the sunshine again.
~Elise Skidmore ©2017
This was beautiful, however you need to put a smile on your face , you are my sunshine..
Aw, thank you so much, Susan. It’s good to be someone’s sunshine. I really just wrote this playing off the 2 meanings of “folly” and while there is truth in it, I’m really not as down in the dumps as you may think.
So beautiful and yet sad, we all wish for that endless love.
Thank you, Lucille! As I said to Susan, I initially wrote this because I was playing with the double meaning of the word “folly” and then I started thinking about the various people in my life whose world I had brightened by just being in it. Many of them have passed away, but not all. Nothing lasts forever though, except maybe love.
That was very beautiful Elise. Sad…love your photos.
Thank you, Rosemary. I’m glad it touched you–and that you like the photos.