Across the Margin is proud to present Melanie’s McConathy’s “A Soldier’s Goodbye”…
by:by: Melanie McConathy
When I leave, I will leave in springtime
So that you will have flowers to spring up
In the footprints
To bloom in your heart
As if there never was an absence
As if we never were apart
Winter lasts so long and insulated we become
To wild and frosty winds, lingering long on lips and mood
Forgetful of the springtime, when ice breaks and warm winds blow from the south anew
Return the spring! Sweet gypsy of change
Return the girl that you once knew
When I leave, I will leave in springtime
When cherry trees blossom and tulips awaken
So you are filled with the kiss of spring
New promises
To bloom in your heart
As if there never were an absence
As if we never had to part
