Author’s Note

This piece is a deeply personal offering — written in memory of my father, and for anyone who has ever lost someone they still speak to in the quiet.
“Always With You” is more than a poem; it is a ritual. A remembering. A conversation between this world and the next.

If your heart is carrying absence today, may this be a place where you feel held.
You are not alone in your grief.
And those we love?
They walk beside us, always.

🕯️ Invocation 🕯️
“To the Ones Who Dwell in Memory”

Come, tender souls, who carry echoes in your chest —
Who speak to stars and find silence speaking back.
Come, those who mourn in whispers and rise in memory.
Let this be your sanctuary. Let this be your candle.
May the veil grow thinner with each word.
May the presence you long for sit beside you now.

Always With You
Poetry by Rowan Evans

When the world feels heavy, and shadows creep near,
When you hear your name whispered soft in your ear,
Or a brush of wind grazes warm on your skin,
Know that it’s me, love, I’m always within.

I am the breath in the quiet of night,
The shimmer of stars that whisper their light.
When your heart feels alone, and the silence too loud,
I’m there in the stillness, wrapped in the shroud.

For when you laugh, I echo the sound,
And when you grieve, I’m earthbound, around.
I dance in your tears, like raindrops that fall,
I’m the caress in the winds, your name in their call.

I’m with you when you stumble, when you stand tall,
In your moments of triumph, and when you feel small.
I watch you evolve, from the dark to the light,
Like a pastel phoenix, rising, so bright.

Even in absence, I’m not far away,
For I walk beside you, each step of the way.
You may not see me, but I hold your hand,
As you journey onward, I help you withstand.

The moon carries my love, the stars hold my gaze,
As I watch you navigate through life’s winding maze.
Though I’ve stepped beyond what your eyes can see,
In your every heartbeat, you carry me.

You’ll feel my warmth when the sun touches your face,
In the autumn breeze, my arms still embrace.
And when you look to the sky, with hope or despair,
I’m in every corner, I’m always there.

For I know you’ll make me proud, you already have,
You’re stronger than you know, more than you believe.
I love you to the moon, and far beyond time,
Always with you, forever entwined.

So when the world feels cold, or the day feels too long,
Remember, my darling, in you, I belong.
Even though it feels like I’ve gone from your side,
I am with you always, an eternal guide.

✨ Benediction ✨
“And Still, They Walk With Us”

Go gently now, wrapped in the warmth of memory.
Let the winds remind you: love does not vanish.
Let the moonlight remind you: absence is not emptiness.
Speak their name into the quiet —
And know they answer in the rustling leaves,
In the dreams, in the stillness,
In the beating of your resilient, aching heart.

They are not gone.
They are transformed.

And they are always, always with you.

Read Next (Suggestions)

[You’re Not Alone] — A Poetic Promise of Hope & Support
[Luminescence & Shadow] — A Forbidden Litany
[The Gospel of Softness III] — 13 Psalms for the Tender-Hearted

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