Absent Friends

Absent Friends Time it has passed and the years have gone by We all lived our lives, our best we have tried. In success and in failure we were all once together We always thought it would all last forever. To those we have lost we offer these lines To wonderful memories, wonderful times We shall not forget the times that we shared The richness you brought us, the way that you cared In our thoughts you remain, dear memories clung to You are all part of us and we part of you We grew up together, we shall not forget Your friendship we treasured, fond feelings are kept There is no one of us who without you could have been Were it not for the fact that you were our friends You did in some way make us who we became Because had we not met you, we would not be the same So as you look down from your place up on high Laugh with us please and share the good times Hold a space open for us, very near you we pray Let’s celebrate a full class reunion in Heaven someday. Dear absent friends, to you we pay homage No tears will we shed, secure in the knowledge That you would not want us to feel sad or feel blue But to all stand together, like you were here with us too For without our friends, none of us can feel whole Without first being sure your stories are told We honor you friends and know you are with us Remember we will, remember we must!