Gone But Not For Long Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Gone!
But...
Not for long.
The ones who came and still come,
To sit with us to visit.

Gone!
But...
Between noon and dawn,
And hours to go on...
Those memories reminisced,
With those most loved continue to exist.

Spaces left empty can not be replaced,
By other faces.
Or remembered smiles that linger.
Days, months and years are spent,
Wondering where our loved ones went.
To leave our hearts left with deep sentiments.

Gone!
But...
Not for long.
The ones who came and still come,
To sit with us to visit.
With a doing felt to have them near.
But wished again to feel them touched,
So much.