Grieving still the loss of her innocence

Although through many years and trials it has gone away

She cries dry tears

For she has used all of them up

And she still thinks of him

As she gazes into her reflection from the bridge

No ripples to represent

The sorrow that flows through her being

And there she sits

Wind blowing from her eyes

Soft reflections dancing in them

Too tired for tears

She thinks of his smile

And the way he laughs

And wants to see him

But knows she can't

But there have been so many emotions this summer

And all of them have wrung her dry

And as the deer panted for the water

So her soul longs for nourishment from above

And she looks up to the great sky above

And she cries out in a loud voice

So with descent of love and peace and mercy

Her spirit is again filled to overflowing

And the problems do not disappear

The tears, they still do not come

But amidst the chaos

She fades away peacefully in His arms.