No large infectious grin to wake up to,
That generous countenance is no longer here.
I can not reach out and feel him beside me
But he has taught me not to fear.

He taught me how to love,
With no limitations
A love beyond kind words
Nothing's the same in relations.

Like a flower I have bloomed,
From a caterpiller came a butterfly,
He taught me how to open up
And now I see the sky.

I see past me to others,
I through him to life,
He was my husband and my lover,
And I became more than just a wife.

He will always be in my heart now,
Always be a part of me,
He is just round the corner,
A large part of my reality.

 

If ever I know you like the back of my hand,
I still will not know all the mysteries of you,
If ever I know you as God knows the sand,
I still will not know every little look you give,

If ever I know you as mapmakers know the land,
I still will not understand you for as long as I live,                        
If ever I know you as the man that gave me a band,                            
Then will I know you fully in love this is true.