Reunion                                                                   

By D. E. Allen

 I just learned that Cliff Bleidner, respected Poet and Chairmen of the Performance Poets Association, lost his mother yesterday.  I wrote this poem some time ago while reflecting on experiences I had after losses in my life.  So here is; Reunion, for Cliff, and all of us who have suffered loss.

I thought I saw you again today.

But it was just a glint of sunlight where the shadow of a tree should be.

My eyes playing tricks on my mind, and for a moment, it brought you back to me.

The feeling was so different.

For that fleeting moment the empty spot in my heart was full once more.

Then again in a moment, the emptiness returns, for you have gone to the other shore.

The days drag on and on.

I know that soon enough it will be my turn to cross over to eternity.

Even though I can feel you all around me, I still question if reunion is a certainty.

I must stay strong in faith.

I must believe that reunion is assured for if I believe otherwise…. You’re gone.

Oh no, if I dare to think otherwise you’d be lost forever, and my heart could not go on.

I thought I saw you again today.

And in a moment of perfect clarity I realize that I did see you, I did, I did I say.

Because you knew that if I saw you, even if only in a flash, it would help me, to find my way.