To those I have lost...
My heart overflows
From each path I've crossed
You've given your laughs
Your joys and your tears
A patchwork of memories
Sewn through the years
I wrap you around me
To comfort my soul
Your essence lives in me
Keeping me whole
I've borrowed a phrase
A gesture, a smile
Your jokes and your habits
To keep you awhile
Stay with me forever
In memory at least
In lingering lessons
And bad habits I've ceased
You've made me stronger
Each fiber, each strand
Weaving the fabric
For my heart to expand
For all that I've lost
For all that I've earned
For all that it cost
This memory book written
In love firmly bound
Tells quite a story
Its wisdom profound
Life is not linear -
A circle unending -
Its paths intertwined
Sometimes need mending
This journey is short
Our connections, measured
Residual legacies
Absorbed and treasured
My eyes will reflect you
In my heart you'll remain
My mind you've inspired
My soul you'll sustain
To those I have loved...
Love one another
Forever connected...
We live on in each other
