Things Thought Dead
Winter’s yellow grass captivates the eye
As if in mourning, gray turns the sky
Traces remain in the empty flower bed
Of summer’s flowers now long dead
Pieces of a broken heart are scattered
Having lost everything that really mattered
Feelings we once had now lie in state
There paying their respects, is our fate
The things we have lost took their toll
We’ve even laid our laughter in a hole
But my oh my, what a wonderful surprise
When things thought dead suddenly arise
When that lonely and empty leafless tree
Is covered once again with leaves to see
Chance brings another someone to you
A cold stony heart suddenly flutters a new
Humor cries, “come forth,” at laughter‘s tomb
You gasp when your laughter fills the room
For friendship’s long forgotten feel
Now revived again, seems barely real
The yellow grass is now lush and green
Flowers are blooming with colors unseen
And happy tears are what now fill our eyes
When things thought dead suddenly arise