Left Behind

Everyone had come and gone,

Just echoes left behind,

But all the laughter and the fun

Still lingered in my mind.

And so I set about the house

To see what I could find,

To find out what chaos remained

To clean up or remind.

And as I set about my chores

I found it hiding there,

A cheery little painted egg

Had fallen by the chair.

And though its comrades all had gone

It didn’t seem to care,

It smiled at me and I smiled back

We were the perfect pair.

So happy that the crazy noise

Had left us in its wake,

But sad that all the fun was gone.

Of that, make no mistake!

But we could get the chores all done

Then sit and take a break

To talk about the fun we’d had

And new fun we could make.

We’d keep each other company

Until that happy day

When all our friends come back again

With noise and joy and play!!!

So as with life the chaos comes,

And we get swept away.

But it will pass and in its wake

Blessings will always stay.