When you are standing by my grave
Don't ask the children to behave,
Let them run free and shout out loud,
The living joy of which I'm proud.
...
I stand, I wait,
By the windswept shore
My eyes are closed
Like the days before.
...
Sometimes I feel a little anxious
I wonder if the days with you will last.
You are the kind, enduring heart,
Banish all my fears, don't part,
...
When I was young I had a dream
A vision of perfection seen
A miracle of female grace
Heaven sent, an angel's face.
...
Thank you for the days you talked a while, and
Thank you for the days you made me smile.
Thank you for the days you believed in me,
When I was blind you helped me see.
...
I was busy smelling roses
In the garden of delight
When the wind picked up a moment
And my eyes picked out your flight.
...
Do the oceans rise and fall each day?
Do the skies fill all above?
For if these be not true, my dear,
Then so be not my love.
...
Before that day I saw you
I never looked with true love's eyes,
But angels are revealing
And shine through all disguise.
...
You kissed me on the beach one day
And told me I must understand,
Then smiled and watched the children play,
They built tall castles in the sand.
...
I cannot find a single flower,
That looks as fine or smells as sweet,
As you, my one and only love,
Each time we kiss and touch and meet.
...