The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68089 Message #1143568
Posted By: reggie miles
23-Mar-04 - 02:50 AM
Thread Name: Rick Fielding's passing. (March 20, 2004)
Subject: RE: Rick Fielding's passing.
Only Memories Remain
As I walked the early morning streets They seemed emptier today Tryin' to reach inside To find which words were right to say But the words weren't there The falling rain must've washed them all away Wish you were here to hear this But only memories remain
The times we shared, good and bad Now echoes of the past We said we'd meet next Thursday To get together at long last But it wasn't meant to be Things just happened way too fast I got the phone call this morning Another friend of mine had passed
Many believe the human soul is eternal And that the memory of each life will live on forever As long as we, the living, never allow those memories to slip away
So it falls to each one of us to make the most of the time we share while we're here together Because it's by these deeds that those we leave behind will recall us again to where only memories remain
Wasn't it just yesterday? Our lives entwined as one Sharing love and laughter Damn it that was fun There will never be another To fill your place beneath the sun I hope we meet again someday When my time 'round here is done
Silently we gather Reflecting hand in hand About how each life matters How we touch our fellow man Here's to you my brother Until your next refrain Wishin' you were still here with us But only memories remain
Here's to you my brother Until we meet again Wishin' you were still here with us But only memories remain
Like so many here, I had not yet had the chance to meet him in the flesh. He was a very kind and supportive soul.
Words fail and often fall short to try express frail and fragile emotions like gratitude for a life so rich as his.