Legacy of Love

I know that there will come a day When I’ll no longer see your face; When I’ll no longer hear your voice, Or feel the warmth of your embrace I know one day a time will come When we’ll no longer dream together; The growing bond between our lives The hand of death will one day sever And though this day is far from us, I hope that when it comes at last, The love we shared throughout our lives Will not stay buried in the past I pray that we can forge a love So strong that it surmounts the grave, And finds its way inside the lives Of children that we helped to raise I pray that when we leave this earth, We leave compassion in our wake; That every life we touch will serve To stop the vicious flow of hate Let our love be our legacy, And be a light for those ahead, To brightly burn in future hearts When our own light has reached its end.