The wind is gusting cold tonight, a symphony of howl and whine,
whipping callously, the straining trees; a sure, and certain sign
that soon, the storm will break upon us; see, it gathers, fitfully
to Westward, in a lowering sky...
I wish you were still here, with me.

Scurrying through the ragged, scudding clouds; the timorous, pale moon darts.
The smell of rain is in the wind; and soon then, will the fury start.
The vented jealousy, the storm inflicts on nature's springtime charms;
ravishing the blossom...
how I wish you were here, in my arms.

This is no gentle, springtime zephyr, whispering softly in the trees,
some tiny, timid entity that whimpers quietly, round the eaves,
no...
this wind has a banshee wail; like souls condemned; so long since, dead;
How I wish your soft, sweet warmth
lay next to me in this cold bed.

And now, the rain is lashing at the casement, clattering the glass
obstinate in its defiance; leaded firm, against the blast
of the driving, bitter rain the wind wields so maliciously;
How I wish that I could feel
your gentle heartbeat next to me.

Suddenly, the room is lit... a blinding flash of violet-blue;
a crashing clap of thunder, and I smile;
for, I remember, you
hate electric storms; and, when they came, how close you clung to me;
your face, tight buried in my chest...
another sweet, soft memory.

Much later now; the wind has spent its wrath. the rain has almost done,
the timid moon is floating in a star-shot sky; the morning sun
will soon be climbing over fresh washed, springtime meadows... sweet and green;
But there will only be one set of footprints
where two should have been.

Perhaps, one day, we'll meet again; this love affair, perhaps... renew;
for, though the time has drifted past, I know, full well, I still love you;
and, if fate is kind, there may appear out in the meadows, green
two sets of footprints, side by side...
where only one, can now be seen.