Once you remember
You never forget
The years spent
Though they came
Came and went
Though they never left
They still remain
Close to the heart
That feeling of nearness
That never goes away
That feeling that only touch can tell
The thoughts that remind the heart
That love was real
That love was tender
And leaves one
To remember always
That the heart reminds only
Those that love has chosen

There are moments when I miss her
Moments when I think of her
Moments when I wish she was here
Yet life still goes on

There are times I can hear her voice
Times when I see her face
Times I can feel her touch
Yet life still goes on

There are memories that still remain
Memories that haunt my brain
Memories that only I can claim
Yet life still goes on

There are dreams that never end
Dreams that remind me again
Dreams of a heart that never mends
Yet life still goes on

There are feelings that never go away
Feelings that beg to stay
Feelings that belong to yesterday
Yet life still goes on

And although I can’t forget
And I’m left with many regrets
Even though she’s gone
Yet life still goes on

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“In three words I can sum up
Everything I ‘ve learned about life,
It goes on”
Robert Frost

Who knows why
You let her go by
Why do you stare
And pretend not to care?
Why do you let her walk away
With never a word to say?
Gazing with affection
Following in her direction
It seems your belief in love
Is not as strong
As your belief in rejection

Close your eyes
Search your mind
You may find
Pieces of dreams left behind

Close your eyes
And visualize
Footprints of dreams
Impressions that trail

Close your eyes
And you may see
Traces of dreams
A silhouette a portrait a memory

Close your eyes
And you will find
Pieces of her memory
Etched in time

A random moment
To lose a heart
A momentary glance
To seize the chance
To extend an invitation
I knew she’d understand
When I placed
A white gardenia in her hand

What’s left over
What remains
The ones I count
The ones I claim
Vivid reminders
What I live without

Tokens of affections
Scattered at my feet
Symbols of an empty heart
That no longer beats

Keepsakes of a memory
Vanished in a moment
Remnants of a lover’s token
Shattered and broken
Never again to be
Never a word spoken

I know just how to love you
I know just how to be
I know just how to hold you
But I don’t know what to do

I know that I can call you
I know just what to say
I know my words may haunt you
But I don’t know what to do

I know just where to find you
I know just where to look
I know just how to reach you
But I don’t know what to do

I know my tears remind me that it was always you
I know my heart still tells me just to follow through

I know just how to love you
I know just what to say
I know just where to find you
But I don’t know what to do

I refused to believe
I promised myself to smile
I said it would never hurt
That it would only last for awhile

I pretended to laugh
My heart wouldn’t say so
I denied what I heard
I just couldn’t let go

When you were no longer around
I could no longer play the clown
Left with only a silent sound
A tiny tear fell to the ground

In the hush of the evening
In the gentle quietness of the night
When dreams become real
And words flow smoothly
As you relish all of her charms
While you hold her in your arms
And you know that is where you belong
You begin your lullaby of song

Friends that are close
A family that needs you
A satisfying career
Life’s contentment

Moments shared
Carefully chosen words
Expressions of sympathy
Joyful generosity

Many others can be listed above
But nothing matters
If you’re not with the one you love
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It doesn’t matter whom you go to bed with
But it does matter whom you wake up with