I'll Keep You

In everyday things, I'm sure that I'll find

An instance that keeps you right here with me

In places I go, in things that I see--

Each Sunday morning, when I butter the toast

Then make it to church for the hymns you loved most;

I'll keep you beside me, as I sit in the pew

And send up a prayer especially for you.

Those blah, weekday mornings when I'm watching the news

I'll remember our kitchen and how you would choose

A bagel, a waffle, or oatmeal perhaps

We'd sit there together, our napkins on laps.

When I go to the market, I'll keep you there too

And check off the list as you used to do.

You'll be in the car when I make a wrong turn

You gave me directions without being stern.

The music you loved is something I'll keep,

It goes through my head and lulls me to sleep;

Your favorite books I'll keep on the shelf

With the page you had marked, I'll continue myself

I'll love you, I'll laugh you

I'll remember and weep you;

In my heart and my mind,

Forever I'll keep you.