In my heart
Alas, not in my life
Your life initiated
By acts of love
And by this love
We were parted

In my heart
To womanhood you grew
Sad, I did not witness
Nor was I there to hold you
To dry your tears
Never to calm your fears

In my heart
Always a part of my soul
I searched, Yes! In vain
And I waited on tender hopes
That you would someday
Seek me out

In my heart
I knew you would find me
Yet fate unkind, wielded
The blow that would take me
So far away
Never to know you

In my heart
All around you, my child
My love is a blanket
Let it warm you thru’ lifes cold journey
Let it keep memory alive
As I keep watch over you