Memories

Long-kept letters from forlorn times
Moments of love, music, and rhyme
Holding mem\'ries that never wane
Keeping in all the joy and pain

Still-kept photos of long ago
Moments that only a few shall know
Holding mem\'ries of love of two
The only proof of love so true

Solemn entries of secret thought
Moments that only once have been brought
Holding mem\'ries from one hurt mind
Hiding the thoughts no one would find

A silver locket swings on the door
Moments pass, it falls to the floor
Holding mem\'reies of a pretty face
The one I said I\'d love
Til the end of my days

These mem\'ries will forever be
But they won\'t keep you here with me
I wish that I could be with you
But these mem\'ries will have to do