I was called back to a forlorn forest
I had often visited in my youth
Full of bygone fellings
Home to the last willow
Where the last drops of dew
Seeped into the barren
You outlasted them all

Standing with my hand on your dried out trunk
I recall the days when this field did thrive
Long before my time came
Where your own dreams did dance
When seeded hopes blossomed
A new future was forged
Yours outlasted them all

I wonder where did those dreams disperse to
What became of all those closely held hopes
Suddenly remember
The shadow of your shade
The dreams you dreamt with me
Hopes you tore from your heart
Sowed them deep into mine

You dreamt once of how I could tame the stars
Rearrange their brilliance to shine shared name
All you cherished to see
Now left alone to me
A brand new age rolls on
And I know you would not
Have me to idly weep

When you have so lovingly willed to me
All of the gifts of passed generations
Reaping these long sowed seeds
Realizing drawn out dreams
Knowing far in the back
In a seat I can't see
You resting now...smiling