The Hardest Year

Warm spring winds are beginning to blow
Through all our favorite places dear,
The winter was mild, yet harsh without you
Its so hard to believe it's been a year.

All your things are still where you left them
I haven't the heart to take them away,
They can't stay forever, I understand
Eventually I'll try, but not today.

I sit and remember your beautiful face
So often I studied its every line,
Concerned you would question my awkward gaze
How could someone so lovely even be mine.

I miss your wit, the way you would laugh
As we cuddled by the light of the fire,
We could talk and talk, for hours and hours
And not even begin to get tired.

Now your laughter is gone, and so is your flame
Nothing left but a cold, quiet space,
The only comfort I have, at this stage of the game
Is, they've told me your in a much better place.

I've got my job, my dog and my family
And some friends, to help me get through,
I could gather all the people in the world, around me
But no one could replace, what I had with you.