--
it’s been almost a year
since you’ve been gone,
and your absence
has been difficult.
i have done my best
to see and experience
more of the world,
and make you proud.
i came across a Japanese word,
i wanted to share with you:
komorebi
it means:
the sunlight that shines,
through the leaves of a tree.
and although you are gone,
i still hear the music you used to love,
i see crystal prisms in windowsills,
lily of the valley’s beside the driveway,
and your books on my bookshelf,
i see the excitement of families decorating Christmas trees,
and the taste of candied apples in the Autumn.
i see acts of kindness
and open generosity in strangers
and when i’m at my best,
i feel an enormous
sense of optimism,
and an unwavering hope to see
the good, the beauty
in all things in this world,
and in these moments,
i am comforted and happy:
i see that you are all around me
and i feel your warmth
welcoming me forward,
like the sunlight that shines,
through the leaves of a tree.
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