In the Sun

By Erin Margaret Looney

For My Mom; I’ll Love You and Miss You For Eternity

I remember the days of sunny smiles

I remember the way your hair glowed in the sun

I remember how your smile laughed throughout me

You are the crisp lemonade on a summer day

You’re made up of oh-so-beautiful rays

Full of life, full of the bright 

I’ll always love you, through the nights

The sun goes away, the skies are grey

But I sleep dreaming of the day we meet again

I sleep wondering where you are out in the sun

I hope you smile wider than you ever have before

I’m right here, I’ll always be right here.

Your warm embrace hugs me tight

I promise to hold your hand tonight

I promise to sing for you throughout the night

When I go to sleep you’ll be in my dreams

When I wake another, I’ll cry through the thunder.

Another breath I breathe will be for you

Another day that I do

Is another one closer until I see you

I want life to be more than what it’s meant to be

To find a way through the muddy ponds

To love again through your tender heart
Meet me outside in the sun

Where you shine bright and love me like no other one

I’ll meet you up there someday when it’s light

I’ll adore your smile and cherish your inner child.