One year has passed since you slipped away,
Yet your voice lingers in each breaking day.
A quiet strength that still fills this place,
An unseen hand, a warm embrace.
I remember your laughter, a spark in your eyes,
How you taught me to stand and to reach for the skies.
Though shadows have grown where light used to be,
You live in each moment, each memory, each tree.
I carry your lessons, your love, your grace,
In the steady beat of my own heart’s pace.
Though time moves on, you remain so near,
In the spaces we shared, in whispers I hear.
Thank you for every guiding star,
And for being close, no matter how far.