The empty house grows larger with years that drifted by its walls still hold the echoes that never say goodbye My children’s laughs still linger my husband’s steps once near they live inside my memory their voices still are clear And the wind that wraps around me keeps whispering “Be free” it tells me love’s not binding it lets the spirit be The life I still am given is a canvas yet to find with colors light and friendship and peace within my mind Behind me lies the raising the housework and the chore now I just wish to own my time to live a little more I won’t be burden shadow nor weight on any door I’m the tree that bends with weather but never breaks at core And the wind that wraps around me keeps whispering “Be free” it tells me love’s not binding it lets the spirit be The life I still am given is a canvas yet to find with colors light and friendship and peace within my mind My children have their wings now their dreams become their sail I gave them roots for grounding their flights will never fail Affection isn’t measured by distance or by stay but by the gentle voices that call me day by day If one day weakness finds me and I must leave this ground a quiet home awaiting will be my choice I’ve found There freedom may be little yet I will still be whole my love is not dependent it’s written in the soul And the wind that wraps around me keeps whispering “Be free” it tells me love’s not binding it lets the spirit be The life I still am given is a canvas yet to find with colors light and friendship and peace within my mind You may see my trembling hands my hair now silver gray but still my mind is steady I choose my time and way I’m the tree that bends with weather but never has it broken still rooted calm and waiting for the wind’s last spoken
