I Will Not Weep

I will not weep for Frances
I will not weep
I will think of her asleep.

I will forget
Her pain,
My own.
I will let
Grief alone.

I will accept
Fate fullfilled
Beauty distilled.

I will think of her awake,
Life unfinished,
Legacy of love
Undiminished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 1994 by Doris N. Sutton