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Alone in misty light of newborn day,
I lie awake and still rememb'ring you.
Thoughts haunt me and refuse to go away,
I wonder how to face each day anew
Without you here in some substantial way
Beside me on life's winding restless road.

No respite comes as dawn turns into day
So fin'ly I rise up to bear my load
In silent sadness knowing where you are
Is far beyond where I can hope to see.
And where I am, though not so far away,
Beside me you will never really be.

My thoughts resound like some forgotten stone
That fell into a well forlorn with grief
And long-lost hopes and shattered dreams, alone.
Alone, with but a wordless tale to tell.

  Jane Ellen  

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