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# Absence
- URL: https://www.vesperapress.com/absence/
- Published: 2015-11-03T14:12:39.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-03T14:12:39.000Z
- Author: Meri McGuire McConn
- Tags: Oceans of Mine, #Poetry, #Love and Relationships, #Reflections

I do not know why you must be away,  
But you are  
And so you must be.

Instead of sorrow at your absence,  
I’ll send you joy and love on your path,  
And live and live happily on mine…

And I’ll beg the heavens  
To bring us back, in joy and love and happiness  
One day.