ZOEY
1999 COPYRIGHT
BY PETER CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

YOUR THOUGHTS ARE SIMPLE
YOUR SPIRIT GENTLE
YOU LOVE WITH BOTH ARMS
YOUR HEART IS PURE AND SACRED LIKE A TEMPLE
YOUR CHEEKS ARE BLUSHING
YOUR LAUGHTER GUSHING
A SMILE FULL OF BABY TEETH
TRUSTING EYES FULL OF BELIEF
YOUR HAND IS SMALL AND WARM IN MINE
YOUR HUGS ARE SOFT AND GENUINE
WHEN YOU CRY IT BRINGS ME DOWN FOR REAL
IT HURTS TO THINK HOW YOU MUST FEEL
I HATE TO SEE YOU IN TEARS
I WISH YOU JOY IN YOUR CHILDHOOD YEARS
LET JOY AND WONDER LIGHT YOUR EYES
AS THEY REFLECT WARM SUMMER SKIES
PASTE THESE DAYS IN YOUR MEMORY
HOLD ON TO THEIR INTEGRITY
I'LL TRY TO SNAP UP SOME AS WELL
UNTIL MY PHOTO ALBUMS SWELL
AND IN MY MIND EACH SOUND AND SMELL
IT'S SUCH A CHARMING PLACE TO DWELL
EACH PEACEFUL THOUGHT I'LL SAVE IT TOO
YET IN THE END I CAN'T BIND YOU
FOR YOU WILL SLIP OUT OF MY ARMS
AND THEN YOU WON'T BE SAFE FROM HARM
SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE GONE FROM MY SIGHT
YOU'LL BE SOME OTHER MAN'S DELIGHT
YET WHILE I KNOW ALL THIS MUST HAPPEN
I CAN'T ALLOW MY JOY TO DAMPEN
SO LET'S REVEL IN THIS PRESENT TIME
THE SUMMER'S HERE AND YOU ARE MINE
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