Sorrow and Death

When I am gone, wear black with grace,

Let tears fall freely, trace your face.

Come softly weeping, slow and true—

My last goodbye belongs to you.

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Sit by my side, as once before,

And kiss me like you did of yore.

The warmth we shared, the dreams we made,

Now fading like the evening shade.

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They’ll gather ‘round with sorrow deep,

But I’ll be gone, no longer keep

The laughter we once shared so free—

Now echoes lost in memory.

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The paths we walked, the fields we roamed,

Where love was born, and joy had grown,

Are now but whispers in the breeze—

Faded like the autumn leaves.

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Remember how we once did laugh,

In moments small, in love’s soft craft.

Now silence speaks where once we stood—

Time takes away the warmth, the good.

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The seasons changed, but not our hearts—

And yet, my love, it all departs.

I leave no riches, no bright gold—

Just memories, growing cold.

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I’ll drift like shadows through the trees,

A murmur in the autumn breeze.

The songs we sang, now soft and faint,

Like prayers for those we cannot paint.

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When you walk down the quiet road,

Where once our love in sunlight glowed—

Pause by the tree where names were carved,

And feel the ache of love starved.

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The years we spent, so full of light,

Are lost now, swallowed by the night.

We fought, we cried, we laughed, we swore—

And now, it’s gone, forevermore.

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The lines of age we used to trace,

Are now but ghosts that time won’t chase.

Still, I’ll remain, within your heart,

A piece of me, though we’re apart.

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Don’t mourn the grave, nor fear the end,

For love is not a thing to mend.

It lingers still, though life does fade—

In every tear, in every blade.

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And when you cry, remember me,

Not in sorrow, but in memory.

For though I’m gone, I’ll still be near,

A whisper in the air you hear.

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So come, my love, let sorrow flow,

The grief that moves so deep and slow.

Let every tear, each quiet sigh,

Be a kiss goodbye, a soft goodbye.