Memories

The smile is there
whenever I come
he's happy to see me
but doesn't know where I'm from

A gleam in his eye
as I walk through the door
he knows my face
but not much more

Chorus:
So many memories
from a man I adore
but Daddy doesn't remember me
anymore

It breaks my heart
as he slips away
I leave in tears
at the end of the day

I held his hand
as he took his last breath
knowing Jesus had him
in life and in death

Chorus:
So many memories
I have from before
I'll remember Daddy
forevermore

Yes, I'll remember Daddy forevermore...

In memory of my father, Roy Cilley

by Rhonda Lee Houston, age 51, Concord, NH