You taught me how to bake a cake <br />So many years ago, <br />You took me swimming in the lake <br />And walking in the snow; <br />We went to watch 'The Black Hand' <br />And 'Wake of the Red Witch', too - <br />I don't remember many things <br />I couldn't make you do; <br />You used to put my hair up <br />In pins to make it curl, <br />So many hours I spent with you <br />When I was just a girl; <br />You'd come and play piano <br />And I loved to hear you play, <br />Your fingers danced like butterflies <br />On a lazy summer day; <br />I loved to eat your sandwiches <br />Of butter and cream cheese <br />Whenever I would spend the night <br />Or picnic 'neath the trees; <br />You spoke to me of many things <br />That now I understand - <br />We wander through 'Green Mansions' <br />With our spirits hand in hand; <br />I have so many memories <br />To last my whole life through, <br />If anyone has touched my heart <br />It certainly was you; <br />I feel we have a special bond <br />That few will ever know, <br />And we'll always be together <br />Wherever the road may go. <br /> <br /> <br />Written for my favorite' aunt' five months before she died of a stroke. I had a feeling I wouldn't see her again, and it was true.<br /><br />Linda Ori<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/memories-on-your-birthday/
