Reunion

To set my eyes on you…..to hold you in my

Arms again – WOW – what joy.

You, my sweet Rhapsody….more beautiful

Than any picture could capture

You bring to life all that feeling that seems

To bubble up in your eyes

It’s the joy of you!

It was almost surreal

You represent for me the part of your mother

That wanted to run free, not trapped, stuck

In the mire, stuck in the fear of someone

Else’s bad dream/reality

She tried to find her own way of living day

After day – pushing forward – not dwelling

On what was already gone but not forgotten.

She looked to you, your life representing

Her spirit of excitement of adventure

She looked to you

And you to her – you had each other only

For a minute it seems – not nearly long enough

It’s the joy of you!

The shadow of her smile lingers lovingly,

Softly permeating the aura of you

It’s the feeling that springs forth when you dance

It’s that story being told of all that was left unsaid

Between you.

Your eyes reveal the gentleness of your soul – so precious

So tender and loving.

It’s the joy of you!

As you cling to life and love so deeply wanting

Only to give more and more of you

We see you Rhapsody – you make us admit

Things that are never said out loud

I root for you every day almost willing you to

Know the beauty of you. I pray that you will

Not just read the words but know instinctively

The depth and breadth of each prayer spoken

Of each thought of you.

I can’t redeem the time lost or the memories

Not shared.

I can only push forward from here – never to

Let you far from me again. I can rest comfortably

Knowing that I’m fulfilling a promise I made to your

Mother so many years ago. She can rest

Peacefully now in the knowledge that I found

You – my sweet Rhapsody………..

It’s the joy of you!