The Mountain Remembers

By I.M. Ulysses

I stood there in silence
A heart frozen in time
Remembering when
You were still mine

I felt all alone
In the spot where we kissed
Holding each other
In the gathering mist

The river was frozen
And more snow had fallen
In the year since you left
In the time not forgotten

I looked to the sky
And felt my heart tremble
For though you are gone
The mountain remembers

It remembers the day
When two long lost hearts
Walked by the river
And saw waters part

It remembers as well
The words that were shared
Between would-be lovers
With a bond that was rare

It remembers too
The greatest of women
When I brought my late grandma
During some free time together

It remembers also
The times that I prayed
For one special lady
Who'd choose to remain

Those thoughts I recalled
As I traversed that place
Silently mourning
What time can't erase

My heart was heavy
As I thought of you then
Cherishing a memory
Once and again

I thought I'd moved on
And put you to rest
But I can't deny
I just failed that test

Alone in my thoughts
I kicked at the pebbles
That gathered upon
The stone covered bevels

You left me I thought
Though I did what I could
To make you happy
As we walked down that road

But it wasn't enough
And I knew I had failed you
As you left on that plane
That took part of me too

As I walked to my car
And got on my way
I tried to forget
How I let myself stray

But it is no use
For my heart's still tender
And though I'd forget
The mountain remembers