One less chair
One missing presence
One no longer there
Another wishing penance
Fate has been handed
And taken something so dear
And what's taken for granted
becomes all too clear
The mention of holidays
can put a fear in some
And as the days get closer...
Cheer? I have none.
As the days come closer
it becomes clearer to me
the one thing I wish most
will never again come to be
It hurts to know from now on
I've one less present to get
Because you are gone
and this fills me with regret
One solitary abscence
Has left such a big hole
Life's lost its essence
Time has taken its toll
The simplest thought
by reserving one more seat
just what reality has wrought
the heart so bittersweet
So a spot is forever reserved
now deep within my heart
My children always know
she's as close as my nearest thought
I once held a heart of gold
now left with me are memories
Missing so much that hand to hold
This fate, unfortunately, is my family's.
November 29th,2007
Lee Degnan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/one-less-holiday/
