Wishful Thinking Poem by Noel Tupan

At the flourishing tree, I stare
blankly,
While imagining your face that looks
so lovely,
As the wind blows its leaves
gently,
My memory runs back to
yesterday,
When we dreamed to be together
‘til eternity,
The glorious days that we shared
happily,
Those times when you and I walk
unreservedly,
Passing through the bumpy road
so bravely,
And sailing on a tamer sea
so smoothly.
Then, I questioned God when you
left me,
Why you had to depart from me
too early?
Leaving me in this world being
so lonely,
Now, what I have is just your
memory,
And a picture in a frame smiling
at me.
Darling, I long that you’ll return
one day,
A wishful thinking for it will
never be,
For you are now in the arms of
The Almighty.

(11/16/2011, Manila)