My love is not here again today
Her image only lives in slumber,
Her essence has faded away.
My memory’s road is now a dull gray
My sad reminiscences do encumber:
My love is not here again today.
In the midst of another gloomy day
Silent footsteps increase in number:
Her essence has faded away.
Woeful visions are those that stay
Wretched hours the days do cumber,
My love is not here again today.
I no longer smell the roses’ sweet bouquet
Lonely visions then outnumber:
My love is not here again today,
Her essence has faded away.
James lives with his wife Sandy, a cat called Barny, and a pup named Scout, in a replica 1800s eastern farmhouse in the foothills of Santa Ynez, California. He was nominated for a Best of Web award, and three times for a Pushcart award. He has had four collections of poetry, The Silent Pond (2012), Ancient Rhythms (2014), Light (2016), and Solace Between the Lines (2019), over 1,485 poems, five novels, and 35 short stories published worldwide. He earned his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, and his doctorate from BYU.
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