Tulips

Under the gum tree 
We laugh and play
Wasting away hot summer days

Under the gum tree
We sit apart
Saying everything but what's in our hearts

Under the gum tree
We eat at dusk

Spring rain, sweet and fresh
"Pitter patter" on the roof
Rain slips off new leaves

Humid summer rain
Like a warm, cleansing shower
Washing away dust

Chilly autumn rain
Splashing in little puddles

It's been weeks since Madeline passed on and I still have yet to enter the room where we could always just be.