This March's Snow (In Memory of Yen)

whether in prayer or pause
we still think of him
as march snow falls
and april approaches
with open doors

time may heal wounds
but seals our hearts
to bygone days
with none apart

each year the thread
taken from memories unstopping
with the needle of our songs
and the will of our longing

to meet once more
after skies have fallen,
with all ashore
to be safe in heaven,
where we long no more