Day Lilies

I woke up
To see you
Dreams are too lonesome
Even when they are of you

It was dark
But I knew
Day lilies were about
To open soon

I closed my eyes
To see you
Planting a bulb
Your dark hair to the breeze

The first lily
(Do you recall?)
Bloomed the day
When you stopped breathing

In my arms.
It was a summer day
When lilies bloom bright yellow
And when you stopped breathing.

Since then
Every spring
I wait for the lilies
As if a part of you

…I woke up early
To see you….


June 12, 2001