The piano sits idle in the living room
A grand organ's beautiful notes are hushed
No music resounds from the fine keyboard
And the songbooks are gathering dust 



Two voices no longer blend in harmony
As they did in those bygone days
For one has departed and the other stands mute
But the music in her mind replays



Silence where there once was joy
Grief where love once abounded
A heart that is lost somewhere in time
With only memories now surrounded



Sweet echoes from a distant past
Beckons her to seek contentment 
But finds a soul that is brimming tears
And a heart filled with resentment



A body fatigued, a mind needing peace
At day's end as twilight is falling
Yet somewhere in the silent mist
The lost love is softly calling



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
May 27, 2007
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Scripture from Song of Solomon

 Many waters cannot quench love, 
neither can the floods drown it.