Why the Willow Weeps

Do you remember

The time we sat alone under the weeping willow

We had a picnic that day

We packed a huge lunch

And sat all day under that tree

You found it one day

And decided it was the perfect place to sit under

We laid the blanket

We ate

We sat

And we were in utter bliss

Underneath the weeping willow

How the breeze ran through its branches

How the tree gave us shade under the bright sun

Protecting us form everything

Nothing to stop us from being disturbed

The way your voice echoed all around

How I miss it

How I wish I could still hear it

That was our perfect day

We talked for hours

Until the sun set

Watching it under the willow tree

What happiness it brought you and I

The beauty of that moment

And now the sadness of the place

I sit alone now under the weeping willow

No one around

Just me

And its leaves

As the cold wind blows off the leaves

So does it blow away my tears

I see now why it weeps

For it finds happiness in others

And then sees the sorrow in their happiness

Knowing their love will not last

Created for beauty it was

But yet to find unhappiness in its beauty

So much love has it been shown with the many different people sitting under it

And how much unhappiness it has seen with the many tears by the broken hearted

Let me weep as the willow does

Let me feel the harsh cold wind blow through me

And let me blow away like its leaves during the changing of seasons