Summer Echoes by Lori Yamamoto

Golden leaves whisper Falling slow in the soft rain Dusty road holds us Walking slow in the late sun Same old tune looping Round and round like an echo Lost in summer sound Rain runs down the glass Like the tears upon my face I am watching them grow cold Lonely seagull cries High and thin in the grey sky He is lonely too But then I think of your hand Mist rises from the grass Shadows long and sudden gold Light breaks through the grey The world is shining for us Softly drifts the twilight breeze Carrying whispers through the trees Footsteps echo on this path we've made Memories linger, never to fade In a world where shadows play And the sun finds its way, again We'll weave through the heart of today Tracing signs of what has been Gentle strings in the evening air Flute notes dance, a haunting prayer Lost in thoughts of laughter, where did it go? Underneath the boughs, let the feelings flow Faded dreams in twilight hues Shadows dance in soft silhouettes Carrying whispers of what we knew Moments hidden, wrapped in regrets Let the echoes of our laughter stay In a world where memories sway, again We’ll find solace in the heart of today Chasing traces of what once had been As the night falls, the stars appear Soft notes drift, like the passing years Underneath the moon, we’ll share our tales In the silence, where our laughter prevails I will wait for you always