Long enough to see

Yes, two of us

Joined in the venture

Senses leading us together

Children to bond us forever

And like all such gifts

One lifts before the other

As the sun sets

The moon rises

Not as brilliant

But light none the less -

Enough to illuminate the soul

And let it see the blessings of night

A loss brings change

Adapting can bring pain.

It is rain -

It pours, it drizzles, it stops

Leaving a landscape cleansed

The past somehow washed away

The essence exposed

As life unfolds a new way

With the same scenery.

All the buildings go on

The breathing entities disappear.

New organisms arrive

They prosper and grow

On their own if they must

Watch carefully the time shifts

With each day a venture

Into the vast unknown

A human ship afloat

On the brief air of time