Memories

This short poem acknowledges that we cannot stop old age or death, but assures us that even after a loved one has died, we can still find happiness in memories of their life.

Life can never stay the same
No matter how we try
Our hands can never stop
The clock of life from ticking by
But love remains, unchanging
In the care of sorrowing hearts
For as the love of life is stilled
The love of memory starts

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