THAT I SHALL REMEMBER

THE FLAME OF LOVE

THAT ONCE WAS SHARED

NOW SEEMS BUT AN EMBER

BUT THE JOY AND AFFECTION

THE LAUGHTER AND LOVE

IT IS THAT I SHALL REMEMBER

SOME DAYS WERE LIKE THE FIRST OF SPRING

WHILE OTHERS BLEAK AS DECEMBER

BUT IT WILL BE THAT FIRST STOLEN KISS

IT IS THAT I SHALL REMEMBER

ON THE LONG DAYS ALONE

AND THE ENDLESS NIGHTS

THAT  TEST ALL OF A MANS TIMBRE

I MUST NOT FORGET THOSE DAYS SO BRIGHT

FOR ONLY THAT I SHALL REMEMBER

JBT 7/20/14