How can I be with you gone
Eight years now how can I be
You gave me heartbeat and breath
And you gave me heart
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How can I be with you gone
Forever is too long how can I be
You gave me stride and backbone
And you gave me strength
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How can I be with you gone
Beyond my touch how can I be
You gave me life and reason
And you made me son
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For my mother, born Leona Patricia Clark, who died December 19, 2001
very nice poem