Forget-me-not, and think of me…

The times I made you smile.

Forget-me-not, but don’t be sad. I am with you all the while.

Forget-me-not when you’re in need, and feel that no one is there.

Remember that…

I am still around. I’m here, I love you. And I care.

– Author Unknown



The Absent One

As we gather at the table

And watch each smiling face,

The heart fills with emotion

To see the vacant place.

We may strive to hide our longing

In the midst of mirth and fun,

But we’re thinking, thinking, thinking

Of the loved —- the absent one.

When we gather ‘round the fireside

With merry laugh and jest,

how we wish the absent dear one

Was here with all the rest.

Still we join in all the frolics,

But we wish the day was done,

For we’re thinking, thinking, thinking,

Of the loved —-the absent one.

Yet when the day is over

And they all have gone to rest,

We feel the heavenly father

Does all things for the best.

So, we cheer our drooping spirits

With the rising of the sun,

But we can’t help thinking, thinking, thinking

Of the loved — the absent one.

– Author Unknown

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