AS TIME PASSES BY,
SOME MEMORIES MAKE ME CRY
I TRY NOT TO THINK OF THEM,
BUT CAN'T CONTROL MY MIND
AS THE PAIN SUBSIDES WITH THE TIME
I CHOSE TO KEEP, CERTAIN ONES
THEY ARE TRULY MINE
I HOLD THEM CLOSE,DEEP INSIDE
MY BABIES BORN, BEAUTIFUL AND NEW
SMILES FOR ME, THE FIRST THING THEY DO
A WALK IN THE PARK, A SONG OF THE LARK
A FIRST STEP, LITTLE ARMS REACH FOR YOU
LEARNING TO TIE THEIR SHOES
TAKING A WALK IN THE QUIET WOODS
A DEER ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP
AN EAGLE GLIDING, HIGH ABOVE
CROSSING THE RIVER ON A BIG RED MARE
BRUSHING SOFT PUPPIES HAIR
TEACHING YOUNG ONES TO RIDE A BIKE
HOLDING OUT MY HAND, TO THOSE IN STRIFE
WALKING THROUGH MY YARD FILLED WITH ROSES
EVERY COLOR, I CAN FIND, STRETCHING
STRETCHING THEIR NEW PETALS TOWARDS THE SUN
OPEN TO A FULL BLOOM, FROM NEW BABY BUDS
MEMORIES AND ROSES, MY FAVORITE THINGS
LISTENING TO, BABIES COO AND BIRDS SING
SMELLING MY ROSES, I CUT A FEW
LAVENDER, RED, YELLOW AND BLUE
WORDS WRITTEN, OF ONLY GOOD TIMES
MEMORIES WITHIN, NEVER LEAVE WITH TIME
A TEAR FALLS, AS I TIE WORDS OF LOVE
AND BEAUTIFUL ROSES
TO BIG BALLOONS,
WATCHING, WATCHING
AS THEY FLOAT SO HIGH PAST A FULL MOON
TOWARD THE STARS SHINING SO BRIGHT
GIFTS SENT TO YOU, FOR YOUR DELIGHT..