She pulls out a piece of paper with trembling hands
And with loved filled words this paper she will fill today
The pen she holds in hands that are starting to sweat
As she searched for all the right things to say
She wanted him to know that his soul was with the family
As the children asked for him again and again
They celebrated his birth and special days as they came
And thinking of their love for each she then gives a small grin
She writes of the lonely nights that she now does spend
After all the children had been finally put to bed
Of the times that she was held in his arms with love
And how their love together had, by each, been fed
Of all the family chores that she had to handle
And having to run with them here and there
Just so he would still feel a part of them still
As she knew that in all this he would love to share
Her eyes started to water as she wrote each word with love
Wishing he was safe and back home this very day
Being able to look into his eyes and into his loving soul
Filling her with relief, knowing he is out of harms way
The water builds more and more in her eyes
As she thinks of the softness of his precious lips
Making breakfast and bringing him his morning coffee
And being able to watch as he took those little sips
Him ending his day as home from work he came
Making the special meals that he loved to eat
Listening to his laughter as it filled the house with noise
And how happy she was of the day the they did meet
A small tear grows in the corner of her eye
As the painful thoughts of loneliness started to fill her heart
And the pain that came with it was growing each day
Knowing that, if she let it, it will tear her totally apart
The tear was growing steadily as the water built
Knowing that it would surely be flowing before long
Through all of this she remained loyal to her hero
And she forced herself to be steady and strong
She would tell of the happenings around the town
Telling the news of family and friends as it came to her
Knowing that this connection that she kept alive for him
Would be what would make the distance seem that much closer
The tear starts to slowly run across her soft skin
As down onto her cheek it makes a watery path so slow
She tells of the days she watches as the sun slowly sets
And the sun where he is at is just beginning to show
Now knowing what his duties will be on this day
But that he will proudly do all that he is asked
Knowing that with the pride in his country he has shown
To the best of his ability he accomplished all that he was tasked
More water fueled that tear as it moved along faster
Preparing itself for the free fall it soon would take
And the harshness with which it would land
and the watery blotch that it would certainly make
Then that tear finally dropped from her cheek onto that letter
Causing a spot that did slightly smudged the ink
She started to dry up that lone spot of water that had landed
Then stopped for a minute as she started to think
Leave that tear where it had landed on that paper
As it would be a true reminder of her feelings inside
And him seeing that it had landed on the letter she wrote
Her true loneliness from him she could not hide
Then her letter was finished as she closed it with her love
Spraying it with perfume that she wore for him each day
She folded it with care and placed it in an addressed envelope
And after placing a stamp carefully sent it on its way
Knowing that when he received that letter in the days mail
It would give him warmth as thoughts of home would roam
And when he saw that water spot on that paper as he read
He would know for sure that he was deeply missed back home
© Tall Mountain Dreamer
