As the clock strikes midnight tonight, bidding farewell, To a year of shadows, where sorrows swell. In the echoes of time, a tale of despair, The Year I lost you, my love no longer there. Gone is the year, with its weight so severe, A chapter closed, shedding a silent tear. Through the trials endured, the battles fought, In the echoes of silence, my loved one sought. The calendar turns, a new year awaits, Yet my heart carries burdens, heavy as weights. My loved one lost, a void so black, In the sands of time, if I could just have you back. For in the hallowed halls of grief I tread, A symphony of sorrow, where tears are shed. My loved one's absence, a vacant chair, A void in my heart, beyond repair. Yet in the ashes of pain, a phoenix may rise, As I navigate loss, beneath tear-stained skies. For memories linger, like a gentle song, In the bittersweet notes, I find strength to belong. So here's to the year, with its trials untold, And the loved one I cherished, now resting in gold. As I step into tomorrow, with hope in my eyes, May healing come, as a new year dawns, and old one sighs. In the tapestry of time, where losses are weaved, May love's eternal thread be perceived. For in the heart's gallery, where memories are spun, The light of my Karen outshines the setting sun. You were the star that guided my way, A beacon of light with each passing day. Ryan still can't believe your not with us any more, He lingers in hope you will walk through the door. Karen you have left a space in my heart so vast, A life lived and loved with memories cast. I miss your smile, your laugh and your tears, I will miss them more with the passing years.