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Here’s To

A few days ago I found a piece of paper on the computer table, written in Katie's hand. I thought it was lyrics to a song she liked, and the words touched me, so I googled them to find out who wrote it.
   Turns out- she wrote it, when she was about 15. She didn't seem to think much of the effort, but I liked it so much that I wanted to make it into the song I originally thought it was. So, with a few tweeks and some choruses added by me, it is. Maybe some day you'll get to hear it. Meanwhile, Here's to us!

                                                                                                   

To all of my beloved,
to the people, one and all,
Come close and raise a glass
to what we're losing as we fall.
Here's to all the smiles
that never left our lips,
An expression to move a nation
or to launch a thousand ships.

Here's to all the laughter
at nothing important,
Mindless giggles on the floor
and the blissful tears they grant.
Here's to all the hugging,
to chase a little pain
Or to steal one last moment
with those we'll never see again.

    Here's to us, to you and to me
    And to a thousand
    and a thousand lovely possibilities:
    To those who'll stay together
    And those we'll only keep in our memory….
    Here's to memory!
 

Here's to all sweet kisses,
a tenderness bouquet
To catch within our hearts,
so lost in disarray.
Here's to all the dreams
of some glad brightness in this world,
That helped us keep our footing
as it spun and it twirled.

 

Here's to the time that slipped away
    And the secret wishes,
    all the wishes we could never say.
    Here's to the selves that we surrendered
    On the road to who we are today.
    Here's to today!

Here's to all the memories
of you and me and us-
All the things we'll not forget
and those we can't discuss.
To bonfires bravely tended
from just a little spark
And to keeping up our courage
as we whistle in the dark.

And lastly, here's to you-
my friend, my light, my love
Know that, in times of memory,
you're who I'm thinking of.
I only ask this of you now:
laugh, love kiss and dream
But if time serves you right,
could you spare a thought for me?

 

    Here's to the past that seems so far
    And the future, shining future,
    that leads us like a star.
    Here's to all the generations
    Who helped to make us who we are.

    Here's to us, to you and to me.  
    And to a thousand
    and a thousand lovely possibilities:
    To those who'll stay together
    And those we'll only keep in our memory….
    Here's to memory!

 

 

        K and T Meisky