The echo of my love

The echo of my love was heard

in shadowed halls of heart,

as softly, grief on tiptoe

made her way into the dark.

The hardship that she carried,

was wrapped time's bright cloth,

and held the truth of motherhood;

eternal - never lost. 
On soulful, softened, gentle feet
she walked through gathered years,
and whispered love is never lost;
discounted all my fears.

This week's words:

Echo;noun: A sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener; a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event; verb: (Of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Hardship;noun: Severe suffering or privation.

Softly;adverb: In a quiet voice or manner; with a gentle or slow movement; in a pleasantly subdued manner.

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