Equinox

We've passed the equinox
the days are shorter than the nights
summer has gone
autumnal introspection is here

I see your spirit
I still hear your voice
your cat plays
you're with her still

Wherever you are
wherever your cats are
your music lives on
as does your smile

The time comes near
just six weeks from now
when the year will have
turned full circle

It was under Canopus' lamp
watched over by Orion
that you swam away
into the night

At the Window on the West
she plays, carrying your spirit
Your music lives on
in all of us

Waiting at the gate

Are you there
waiting at the gate
where time ceases
and pain blows away

You left in the night
when the cold wind called
and stars shone bright
in the distant north

The lighthouses still wink
over the empty strands
where your feet once walked
looking and finding solace

She who knows all
is waiting for you still
knowing as only they can
that you'll meet her again

Your smile remains
shining out of memories
brightly lighting up
those days years ago

Are you still there
yes
waiting at the gate
thank you for being