Echos of Forgotten Smiles

The songs of vanished years have faded on the wind

But I can still picture them as if it were yesterday

Echoes of forgotten smiles

An unwritten verse caught upon the wind

Pulling off warm blankets into the cold morning air

Sealed away in a warm shelter of covers

Memories of passed loved ones echoed in the quiet 

A piercing melody that soothes the soul it wounds.

Why was their journey cut so short?

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long

Their voice and laughter feel just a breath away

My only wish is to see their face one more time

Then the storm will pass and the sun will shine

The echo of their voice and the image of their face stay clear through all the passing years

Echos in the quiet they will always be

With a willing heart, I rise from my rest

The songs of vanished years have faded on the wind