When you left you broke my heart
Now each night is filled with sighs
You left too quickly but I forgive you
'Cause you never cared for long goodbyes
Like the clay clings to my boots
And the summer warms my brow
Your memory still comforts me
Someday we'll be together somehow
Up in these mountains lives the laurel
And in these streams swim the trout
Your heart will always beat inside me
Of this truth there can be no doubt
When the south winds reach my face
And the lonely night hawk howls
Your memory still comforts me
Someday we'll be together somehow
Upon these hills and long green grasses
The autumn rains bring winter's gloom
The years pass by like sweet molasses
And in springtime dogwoods come to bloom
When the sun wakes up the dawn
And I hear a cat's meow
Your memory still comforts me
Someday we'll be together somehow
Now I'm gone no need for church bells
Just gently close my weary eyes
I left too quickly but please forgive me
I never cared for long good byes
Like the clay clings to my boots
And the summer warms my brow
Your memory still comforts me
Someday we'll be together somehow
Note: musical version of this poem in the external link.
In memory of William Bradley Brooks
© RDBrooks 2014
Cover art: Samuel Edmund Oppenheim
