Garden Of Remembrance

He hears a voice He tries to recognise the source and place the name A face so familiar, the smile soft and warm The memory evades him, his mind wanders on Down rabbit holes A darkened maze a place to hide and be alone Where thoughts land like snowflakes in the palm of his hand Swift melting moments, his tears a surprise He tries to remember just what made him cry With the beautiful stranger who was holding his hand He's lost between the here and now Somewhere that he can't be found She's still here Her love a ghost of memory She'll wait for an eternity He's still here The empty room, moth eaten curtains Drunken drapes hold back the light But for solitary sunbeams on dull chandeliers Colourless butterflies, their fate now revealed In silken webs forever held within the sails of yellowed shrouds That gather dust above the dance hall floor The silent space She stands alone and in her heart she hears the sound The sweet lift of music that drew them so close Their first dance together with a world at their feet Not so long ago He's lost between the here and now Somewhere that he can't be found She's still here Her love a ghost of memory She'll wait for an eternity He's still here They work the soil They sow the seed, they're side by side upon the earth Growing together now forever apart With a love so embracing, held in their hearts But nothing between them, no memories shared No recognition in his soft, pale green eyes He's lost between the here and now Somewhere that he can't be found She's still here Her love a ghost of memory She'll wait for an eternity He's still here He's lost between the here and now Somewhere that he can't be found She's still here Her love a ghost of memory She'll wait for an eternity He's still here And they're still here