Farewell Matriarch of the maternal line

Farewell Matriarch of the maternal line

Saying good bye is hard to do

A farewell that she was not allowed to show you

You passed on, during the winter solstice

At the start of a lunar eclipse

Prevented from coming to your side

Stopped from answering your call in your greatest hour of need

She has cried oceans of tears, missing your guidance

No longer having your age old wisdom to heed

As the moon passed over the sun

Your life slipped slowly away

After a long battle, hard fought, bravely endured

You left this world and passed on to the next

The last encounter she experienced

You did not remember the then present

A mind once so clear and sharp

Had slowly disintegrated, broken up

Yet you still knew her by sight

You had won that stage of the fight

Only to lose a few moments later

Succumbing to the final fate that some day will befall us all

A candle will burn for you always in her window

As a reminder that your spirit will always have a home

In her heart, her memory, and in her soul

The flame a reminder of just how fragile life really is

She searches constantly for the words to say

She knows you had to be on your way

You have been released from you pain

No longer to suffer, you are at peace

She is sorry, she regrets she never got to say goodbye

Prevented by circumstances, by one so vindictive

She wants for you to know, if ever she could turn back time

She would do so in a heartbeat, to have the chance to say

That  final, much needed farewell

The finality of his cold refusal

Will haunt her every time you name is mentioned

She will never forget you, and will always love you

Farewell, oh matriarch of the maternal line

May your spirit go forward and shine

Rest forever in much deserved peace

And grant her from her guilt, the much needed release