And so it goes.....

For Shirley

and so when we become an existence 

it's our parents who we first see

their arms comfort us

and then allow us to grow

in times of life's troubles, it's our family

who grounds us, they keep us whole

and even when there are no words spoken 

we know in our hearts that they are there

some days of the years, time will go by

not a sight or sound from someone familiar 

but yet, when the good fortune of a holiday appears

our family surrounds us, so memories can be made

in the heart, the memories are stored

they beat in time with the heart

they allow us to feel the love

of those very special people whose arms held us

when we first met so very long ago

time will bring the sorrow to a hum

it however will always be there

as for reasons of the heart it never goes away

life will continue for we are only human

and what we feel is real

the peace is given, it must be embraced

and so it goes, and so it goes

for we are the only ones who know