One less chair <br />One missing presence <br />One no longer there <br />Another wishing penance <br />Fate has been handed <br />And taken something so dear <br />And what's taken for granted <br />becomes all too clear <br />The mention of holidays <br />can put a fear in some <br />And as the days get closer... <br />Cheer? I have none. <br /> <br />As the days come closer <br />it becomes clearer to me <br />the one thing I wish most <br />will never again come to be <br />It hurts to know from now on <br />I've one less present to get <br />Because you are gone <br />and this fills me with regret <br />One solitary abscence <br />Has left such a big hole <br />Life's lost its essence <br />Time has taken its toll <br />The simplest thought <br />by reserving one more seat <br />just what reality has wrought <br />the heart so bittersweet <br /> <br />So a spot is forever reserved <br />now deep within my heart <br />My children always know <br />she's as close as my nearest thought <br />I once held a heart of gold <br />now left with me are memories <br />Missing so much that hand to hold <br />This fate, unfortunately, is my family's. <br /> <br /> <br />November 29th,2007<br /><br />Lee Degnan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/one-less-holiday/
