Lingering Echo

A sound, a long-lingering echo Filling the air, a beautiful hello We look up to the heavens, toward a star Where we know, an answer lies afar We ask ourselves, why the sorrow We soon recall, it's here to borrow We touch our hearts and take a deep breath Fatigued by pain, loneliness, and death We turn away, but that steady sound Won't let us give up, when nothing else is around It speaks of life and love and peace A reminder to dig deeper, not just to cease We honor that sound, its relentless courage That unending strength, the lingering echo