LUCAS CHRISTOPHER ROSS
1979-2001

The earth is so still this New Year's morning.
The ground is bare, there's a hush in every tree.
I have but only one New Year's resolution,
To try and understand why... Luke was TAKEN FROM ME.

Doesn't God realize the world needs Luke's laughter?
How can the world go on without him?
We need Luke to hold us and we need Luke to touch us.
We need Luke so much in the year 2010.

I went to Luke's garden this New Years morning.
I looked at his stone inscribed 2001.
My heart questions what me eyes tell me.
Has Luke really been away that long?

Seems like yesterday Luke called on New Year's morning,
To tell me of his celebration on New Year's eve.
We talked and laughed but now I'm crying.
I just don't understand why... he had to leave.

It seems that he had so much to offer.
There's less laughter in this world since he's been gone.
He loved so much and he gave so much.
His absence just seems, so very wrong.

2001 is coldly etched on his stone.
That year is forever a time from the past.
It's when I last touched him, it seems like forever,
But it also seems time has moved so fast.

I've had several years to absorb these feelings,
I've had too many years to live without him.
My world has ceased while life has continued.
I just can't believe it's the year 2010.

I really understand that he won't be returning,
Even though I pray for it down on my knees.
I really understand that he's in a better place.
But I don't understand why... Luke was TAKEN FROM ME.

© 2002 - Christine Ross
© 2010 - Revised

ANOTHER YEAR

....by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001

Another year has come and gone,
And everything still feels so wrong.

You're still dead and I'm alive.
Through all this pain I have survived.

2001, 2002
Life continues without you.

2003, 2004
I look for you beyond the door.

2005, 2006
Is there someway this can be fixed?

2007, 2008.
You wait for me beyond that gate.

2009, 2010.
I wonder will it ever end.

I'm sure all year I'll feel the same.
A million times I'll say your name.

A million tears will wet my face.
That's my life within this place.

Another day, another week,
Time with you is what I seek.

Another month, another year,
Someday soon I'll meet you there.

© 2006 - Christine Ross

WHAT?

....by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001

What TIME did you say it was?
Oh no, you must be mistaken.
I just now kissed him on the cheek,
Before he had awakened.

What DAY did you say it was?
Oh no, that can't be correct.
Yesterday, he worked all day,
And just came home for a rest.

What MONTH did you say it was?
Oh no, you must be wrong.
You see, last week at his office,
He sang the words to that song.

What YEAR did you say it was?
Oh no, that can't be right.
You see, it wasn't long ago,
My SON still had his life.

© 2002 - Christine Ross

   
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