Anniversary

The sun gone down into the dark,

The city glowing bright

I’ve been prepared for hours now,

For this important night

My shirt is ironed; pants un-creased,

As daylight bustle is decreased

I head towards our sight

En route I find necessity,

And make a single stop

A dozen roses paper wrapped,

From a convenient shop

My hands are shaking, not from fear,

As to the special place I near

Our quiet, dark hilltop

A place away from city lights,

And all distracting sound

Watched only by the stars above,

And swaying trees around

Warms breezes blow,

All things below,

This lover’s sacred ground

I reach the crest as midnight strikes,

On this important day

And reach the stone set in the grass,

That seemed so far away

I smile though my eyes are wet,

At memories I won’t forget,

Of what happened today

I wish her happiness as I,

Lay roses down below

The marble stone on which her life,

Is carven in a row

I sit with her a while there,

And in the darkness we both share,

Mem’ries of long ago

When all is done I rise again,

To leave her body here

But take with me something of her,

That always will be near

And as I leave the dawn light shows,

And like the dark that shrinks and goes,

My sadness disappears