Life - the tapestry we weave

Life - the tapestry we weave 

As you go along your life 

A picture you will weave.

We only see the finished image 

when we are left - bereaved.

Every moment passing by 

Is a stitch into that picture. 

Every breath you take,

The image grows by just a flicker.

Every time you stop and smile

At someone in the street. 

A connection’s made, a stitch put in

For all those people that we meet. 

Lives entwined 

and yet time spent apart.

But that person 

becomes embedded in your heart.

As time passes along it’s road

We connect a little less.

But there’s still a piece of my heart 

locked away for you nevertheless

Suddenly it’s months not weeks 

That we’ve not really spoken. 

And now there’s a lifetime

That will remain unspoken.

You were never really 

Very far from my thoughts.

Even more so, as we now try 

And comprehend this pain and loss.

Your tapestry left unfinished

So many more stitches to go in.

Now your beautiful family 

continue the story herein.

A smile that lit up a room

A laugh that was infectious.

Taken from us just too soon

Memories now so precious.

Know that your were loved

By so many that you met.

Our friendship and our time together

Are things that I will never forget. 

In loving memory of a beautiful friend ❤️

Copyright © J C Hicks  27-10-22

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