As I look up to the skies above

As I look up to the skies above
The stars stretch endlessly
But somehow all those rays of light
Seem dimmer now to me.

As I watch the morning sun appear
The shadows still don't fade
As if the brightest light of all
Was somehow swept away.

Though I see the branches swaying
And watch their dancing leaves
The echoes carried on the wind
Don't sound the same to me.

As I listen to the morning birds
Sing softly from afar
It seems to be a mournful tune
That echoes in my heart.

Another day has come again
As time moves surely on
But nothing now seems quite the same
To know that you are gone.

The days and weeks and months ahead
Will never be the same
Because a treasure beyond words
Can never be replaced.

The loss cannot be measured now
The void cannot be filled
And though someday the grief may fade
Your mark will live on still.

For even with my heavy heart
I know that I've been blessed
To have been one who's life you touched
With warmth so infinite.