I strolled down the lane of memory today
Along the paths I walked yesterday.
Places and faces all gathered around
Faces in places now deep in the ground.

Friends and loved ones I could see
Some of them seemed to beckon to me.
Knowing my days could not be long
A feeling to be there became very strong.

A feeling of sadness then came over me
For some I still cherished and never set free.
Some I have loved and never let go,
The pains in my heart they could not know.

Then back to the present my mind did return.
I thought of those present and how I do yearn
To tell them how my feelings are now.
To express my love to them somehow.

This expression I should do right away
Since life as we know could end any day.
A phrase I must form with words that’s true,
I must find the courage to say, I love you.

Ralph Bolick©
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