It was a warm, sunny day when she passed
A warm wind was blowing
Surprising this time of year.
The light beamed through the window
It was bright inside
A day almost born to be happy.
It was a normal day
I worked and ate lunch
And celebrated a retirement.
The cars drove by our place
Like normal
Scurrying home as the sun set.
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky
Someone flipped me off driving home
Typical.
The scales of the season were broken
The sun couldn’t contain my sadness
On a gentle beach
Swept away by a tsunami.
The world didn’t stop spinning
My world was out of orbit
The sunshine hit my skin
I couldn’t feel it
I couldn’t believe that
It was a warm, sunny day
When she passed from this life
To the next.
A Different Kind Of Speaking 