This is one that I wrote:

Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves are falling outside our window
A cold wind scatters them across our lawn
Tears roll down my cheeks as I think of you
Although it's twenty years now since you've gone
I remember how our daughter asked about you
As she wondered why her mommy doesn't come
As I cried I told her that you'd gone to Heaven
But my words were only lost on one so young

I became both her father and her mother
And love for her gave me strenth to go on
And in her smiling eyes I'd see your picture
For she grew up looking so much like her mom
She was married just a year ago last summer
And now she has a daughter of her own
I'm so proud that she has named the baby for you
For her little smile can melt a heart of stone

Those autumn leaves fell on the day you left me
But in springtime all the trees once more turned green
I'm so thankful for the gifts that you have given
But I wish you had been here to share my dream
Last week I paid a visit to my doctor
And he told me that my test results were poor
I know somewhere above you're waiting for me
And I'll kiss you soon again at Heaven's door


©   Jan.26, 2009
      Alexander McLean