REMEMBER DEAR(an old favourite)

“REMEMBER DEAR”

“Remember this” you often say,
but I can’t think of yesterday,
for though I recount long ago,
my thoughts of yesterday are slow.

I remember when we met,
your winning smile and eyes deep set.
I walked my dog, he stopped to sniff
then you appeared, and wondered if,
I’d like to meet for tea and cake,
in order that a date we’d make.

I gave it not a second thought
and rushed back home with new dress bought
I tried it on a thousand times,
for I was yours, and you were mine,
from the precise second we met,
I’ve never had a slight regret.

I only wish that in between,
a clearer picture I could gleen,
for my thoughts are so muddled now,
a field of memories I plough.

Did I have children one by one,
was it four girls or just one son?
Who is this young man sat by me,
who holds my hand and pours my tea?

He looks like you my dearest one,
does that make him my only son,
or is he but a passer by?
I’m not quite sure, but mustn’t cry.

I seem to recall this nice place,
with all its flowers and open space,
Did we come here, just you and I,
to watch the stars shine in the sky?


Did you hold me so close at night,
and did we never really fight?
I seem to think that this is true,
for every time I look at you.

I feel a warmth from deep within,
it’s there beneath my very skin,
I only wish my mind was clear,
enough to say “remember dear”.