Autumn in Summer

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It’s summer; the sun’s smiling brightly

But autumn reigns inside me.

I feel like a tree who just lost a leaf

Because you left; now inside my heart

Is a terrible heartache.

Help me feel I am no tree

And you are not a leaf;

Instead, you are a river, and I am a creek.

Though we are from different worlds,

We came to travel side by side;

But the time has come that we must sail apart.

I flow on by, as I know you would.

Have faith, let us both believe

That we will intertwine somewhere, someday again.

And when we each reach destiny’s ocean

Trust that I will have a smile for you, my friend.

Until then.

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[Photo Caption: Taken at Corregidor Island, Philippines.]  

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For my good friends, Chie, Jing, and Tayns who have left this summer: Jing to join her husband in Canada; Tayns to pursue her MA in Japan, and Chie to seek a greener pasture in Qatar. Good luck to all of you. I am deeply saddened that we must live far from each other, but you are always in my heart. Don’t forget I am just a click away. I love you. 

Written at the Relaksasi Spa @ Park Square I while waiting for my turn. The music is calming, and the scent is soothing to the soul.  

//Sherma E. Benosa; 02 April 2008; 1:20pm