[ WP ] The day you drowned was the sunniest day of the year .

The day you drowned was the sunniest day of the year. 
 One – oh – five, Arizonan sky so clear. 
 Another day we ’ d spend together outside 
 In the yard with you by my side. 
 Gardenias in the bush growing wild, 
 As were you, my sweet summer child, 
 Until the moment I did not look, 
 And the roots of a weed overtook 
 
 My heart! Pull it out! Hands deep! 
 Bring a shovel now, to bury my seed! 
 And sunlight for my child to grow, 
 Into the flower that I will never know. 
 A pale wreath now rests in place 
 Upon the casket. White is your face. 
 You were mine for but four years 
 Until you drowned in waters so clear. 

