The season was early Spring I think

And that day it was Raining

Small Drops tumbling down from the sky

To form Puddles and little streams of Water on the ground

The air around us was moist and heavy

With the pleasant scent of Rain and Spring

The earth beneath our feet turned silently around on its axis,

But it may have stopped; I’m not sure.

Because time seemed to stand still as we stood there together,

On that distant hill holding hands

Looking up at the Gray sky full of Clouds

As the falling Rain splashed down

And created circles that overlapped one another

In the Puddles of Water by our feet.

Neither of us spoke, for there was no need for words

No need to break the infinite silence.

We stood huddled together on the hill

As the Rain continued to fall gently from the Sky.

A sense of peace washed over me

As I listened to the rhythmic beating of my heart

Along with the Pattering of Raindrops as they hit the ground.

The Wind played gently with her long dark hair

As Droplets of Water on her arms and face

Sparkled like tiny diamonds in the Gray light.

I opened my mouth to tell her

The words I longed my whole life to say

But the silence was so powerful; I didn’t want to break it

And the Rain continued its descent around us.

She pushed wet locks of hair from her face

And turned to me; our eyes met

And I was startled by the overwhelming love

Hidden deep within her eyes, the color of the Sky above our heads

And she smiled

A sweet smile with salty tears

Trickling from the corners of her eyes, down her cheeks

To mingle with the Drops of Water falling from the Heavens

“I’m sorry,”

She whispered in a soft and gentle voice

Her eyes searched mine as the Rain fell around us

“I’m so sorry.”

Her words were full of love and longing

And they were the last I ever heard her speak,

Etched forever upon my heart and mind

I shall never forget them; nor shall I forget

The way she looked as she stood motionless in the Rain

Her hand in mine

Her hair soaked in Rainwater and her face like porcelain

In the weak light trying to break through the clouds

And her light Gray eyes like pools of emotion

As we stood in the cold Rain tumbling down from the sky.

I didn’t say anything and silence reigned once more

As we stood together on the distant hill; holding hands

Watching and listening to the Rain as it continued to fall

Beneath our feet the earth was turning as though it had never stopped.

I never got a chance to ask her

Why she was apologizing, because only a few days later

Her fragile heart stopped its steady beat

And now I stand alone on the hill crying

Because I will never be able to tell her

What I have longed to tell her all my life.

So I just close my eyes and recall

The peaceful memory of her hand in mine

And as tears continue to fall from my eyes

And as sobs continue to escape my lips

I cling to the fading memory of our fingers intertwined

And take comfort in the almost insignificant fact

That the Rain from that day is still falling.