THERE WAS A SUNRISE

There Was a Sunrise

There was a sunrise

That never came

A day of darkness

And tearful rain.

There was a heart break

That tore in two

The part of me

That's part of you.

There was a sadness

That hid the joy

That lived inside

The girl and boy.

There was a knowing

That became wise

When you no longer

Looked in my eyes.

There was a silence

That louder grew

No longer hearing

The sound of you.

There was an emptiness

That filled my life

No worldly refuge

From worldly strife.

There was a coldness

That came to fill

The void of your warmth

That chills me still.

There was a a day

That changed my soul

And you laid down

Your greatest role.

For on that day

That came, I lost

My gift from Heaven

That bore no cost.

For us, but you

Paid everything

Your life, your love

That had no strings.

That day, that day

Was like no other

That endless day

I lost my mother.

You left  your body

And flew to Glory

And left us here

To tell your story.

And what is that

But endless love

Your songs and stories

A heart full of......

Such lovely laughter

Such sweet delight

The way you lit

The darkest night.

You were a mysterious

Mischievous you

A little kid

And a woman, too.

You loved your family

You loved the Lord

You worked at loving

And you worked hard.

You were always there

And you'd always be

Anticipating

A call from me.

But there were times

I didn't call
And I didn't know
How your heart would fall.

Till that day came

With no sunrise

With no glad welcome

There in your eyes.

I learned so quickly

How a heart can break

How a heart can give

What it cannot take.

I learned in sorrow

What I could not in joy

That your joy was living

For your girl and boy.

And now you're living

With the Lord above

Your glad feet running

Through His fields of love.

Our lives continue

Devoid of your cheer

And a deafening silence

Since you're not here.

The world feels different

Now that you're gone

Only a mother can make

 This world feel like home.

©by Voo

July 25, 2017

1:24 a.m.