He's going back to the oak by the river today
above the water fall where her favourite place was
the place where he last saw her prior to her departure
before everything changed for the worse
Before she left the river was wide and strong
and the banks were grassy and covered with flowers
now the river bed is dry as ash
and nothing grows alongside it anymore
All the trees and plants have long since gone
withered and died
not even the birds sing anymore
if any still remain in the area
Every month on the same day
he goes to the same place to wait for her return
but every day he ends up crying
alone and disappointed
the sea that his tears form
end up sending tsunamis running down the valley
terrifying the people down stream
10 months of waiting and still no sign
but he still hasn't given up just yet
another 6 months will he await her homecoming
before he leaves the place forever
and condemns the area to death
John Westlake
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/152-ohne-dich/
