Joy Returns

Your service over

The ground is closed

The house is silent

My wound is large

Your stuff’s still here

I hold it close

I weep in silence

My grief too large

I walk in limbo

The pain too huge

The darkness closing

My loss is real

The days drag by

My strength is drained

The darkness closes

My hope grows dim

I weep

I cry

I sob

I am tired

I am quiet

I am still

From stillness rises dawn again

From darkness light creeps back again

From weakness strength takes gently hold

From pain within joy blooms anew

From sense of loss comes strength of faith

From despair and grief gentle hope returns

From lonely silence quiet stillness comes

From sense of loss your presence surrounds

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