A Memory And A Song

 

By Bud Lemire

No one lasts forever, before you know it they're gone
All that's left of them, is a memory and a song
Sing that song, sing that song, any time
They will come alive, within your mind

Age seems to creep up on us all
Before we know it, we hear the call
When we're young, we think life is so long
All we have later, is a memory and a song

Time, where did it go?
I only wanted to say hello
They're only whispers in my ear
Time is limited, while we're here

It was a lifetime, where did it go
I learned a lot, and now I know
There was much more to everything
I took it all in, and now I sing

I sing a song about those I knew
Who carried on until their time was through
No one lasts forever, before you know it they're gone
All that's left of them, is a memory and a song

©May 11, 2022 Bud Lemire

                          Author Note:

As we get older, we lose so many family members
and friends. But they remain in our memories and
we can smile and dance a happy tune to how much
they touched us in life. When we are young, life goes
slower, but when we get out of school and start life,
it goes by very fast. I remember people always telling me
to hold on tight, your life is going to go by fast. They
were right, whew, now I see this old man in the bathroom
mirror. He shares with me the wisdom of the years that he
had learned. Thank you old man!

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