Dulean
My memory’s not as bad as yours was
I remember the bad days
I’ll honor your memory
And remember it all
I’ll remember Christmas
In the 1980’s
But also you crying in a wheelchair
Asking about your babies
I’ll remember your black Bible
Your strong soft veiny hands
Your love of family and
Your quiet spirit and
You are forever
You are forever
You are forever
All you have ever done
All you have ever seen--
Not lost or for naught
Nor faded in a dream
It’s all part of our spirits now
And it’s all inside
It’s all right here now
The spirit’s inside
You are forever
You are forever
You are forever
It’s all part of our spirits now
And it’s all inside
It’s all right here now
The spirit’s inside
You are forever
You are forever
You are forever
Your hands won’t stop sewing
Oh the solace that brings
Your love will keep sowing
Its seed
