My Love Remains
 by Marc Brooks (for Beth)

"Like the lingering coals
 of a long gone fire; 
 glowing embers of blackened wood 
 fading away one by one.
 My love remains.

 Like the last snowbank
 of the dawning spring;
 huddling flakes of frozen water
 succumbing each to the rising sun.
 My love remains.

 Like the long low rumble
 of a distant storm;
 echoing cries of fractured air
 weakening with each sound.
 My love remains.

 Like the final leaves
 of the waning fall;
 clinging petals of dying growth
 each one struggling to survive.
 My love remains.

 If the fire is out,
 If the snow is melted,
 If the sky is silent,
 If the tree is bare,
 My love remains."