The Rocking Chair

Sunk in my chair, legs crossed

Fingers gently brushing my lips

Rocking my chair pensively

You cross my mind

Then the rocking stops

My face blooms with a faint smile

Looking up at the azure sky

My eyes begin to glitter

Against the rays of the setting sun

While the birds are soaring gaily

Returning to their homes

I pull you back from my memory

And see through the life we lived,

Together with love & compassion

I never missed laughing
At all your jokes

Knowing they weren't funny

That was one way to
See the best picture
Of my life:
Your beautiful face 
Wearing a lovely smile

We walked hand in hand

On our everyday strolls at dusk

Enjoyed the cool weather all around

Made sure words didn't steal our smiles

Glimpsing at each other from time to time

For our eyes spoke a thousand words at once

And innocence dominated the air

Filling it with long-lasting fragrance

Of overgrown budding jasmines

While we watched the little kids play

Back home,
 As you laid your head

On my shoulder
With my arms around you
In my inner eye
I wondered: Is this a dream?

Or, am I in heaven?
Then I returned to reality
With a firm belief:
I am blessed to have you

Now those golden years are bygone

I sit here, in this chair, and cherish

Those priceless moments

Which come to me as dreams

For I lived my life to the fullest,

Without any regrets

Even though you've left this world
I know you are watching over me

From the heavens above

December 19, 2013