Awaiting Your Return-For my granddaughter

Waterfalls of missing you, drowning orbs of blue;
Heartache spreads through hidden corners laid bare
by your absence, and I struggle to breathe,
calling your name-
seeing your face....
your sweet, smiling sunshine.
The house sighs discontentedly,
unhappily, as trickles of your laughter
echo from room to room.
Light has dimmed, become subdued
And whispers of you linger in the carpet,
on the walls.
I fall soundlessly through
the crevasse in my heart,
created by your leaving-
small hand waving goodbye,
upturned face glancing back-
one last look.