into forever: a poem by Susan Mayer Brumel

forsythia, image by Hans, on Pixabay

into forever

forsythias burn like wildfires

in my thoughts

of you…

your warm smile

radiates the sky —

a million rising suns!

your voice

whispers my name

in the gentle call

of a waking wood thrush

and blushing buds

paint pastels

of your kind eyes

on tender branches

soon savory yellows

slip beneath

sweet purples…

to the music

of a sleepy brook

chanting its evening prayers,

tender daffodils slow-dance

with moonshadows

on the meadow

I stand among them,

eyes to heaven

as your poetic words

rain down upon me,

sapphire stars

purifying

my soul

in the embrace

of a cool breeze,

your warm hand

finds mine —

and together,

we walk into forever...

Susan Mayer Brumel retired a few years ago from

a career in hospice and bereavement counseling,

at which time she began writing poetry. Her work

is inspired by her patients’ journeys, the beauty

of nature, and the human condition. She has been

published in several online literary journals. She

resides near the Jersey Shore with her husband

and their Bernese Mountain Dog, Dottie.

December 2025 issue