Black Shadow on the Hillside

The grass is now growing

Where you lay.

The primroses I planted

To give you colour

To give me hope

Have receded with the snow

That for a while kept you warm.

This hillside will always be yours -

Your tracks and trails, your scent

Has marked the territory

Forever yours.

The woods so deep and dark

You conquered without fear

The stream you crossed or

Maybe chose the wooden bridge

To bring you home.

The joy we felt

From the love you gave

Forever faithful.

The paths are silent where you walked

The warm spots empty

Where you lay all summer long -

And the box deep inside the hay barn

Where you sheltered from the rain

An empty reminder now obsolete.

The fox stopped dropping by

But the cat stayed and the birds

Still sing.

Too long you shared your love

Sometimes we hear you in the silence

Always ready to run and play

Sometimes we see your shadow

Sometimes this, sometimes that.

But everyday we think of you

And remember –

Forever love.

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