Sweet memories lingers

We all had good times and bad times. I had mine when I lost a loved one some years past. I have gone over the pain. Recently, I reflected on that moment and how I put my thoughts into lyrics then. Here were my thoughts in lyric.

SWEET MEMORY LINGERS

Sweet memories of years gone by
Assails my thoughts these days,
They were memories of fishing,
Of farming, and of salting farming;
Of so many things to say.
But above all, is the memory
Of the one who called me, ‘son’.

It is sweet memory that lingers.
It follows me everywhere.
The love and joy it bestows
Is evergreen to me.
Sweet memory lingers.

I recall memories of the camps,
The fishing settlements and huts;
The rivers and the sea, as constant friends.
The toy boats and the mud,
Where we ran and played.
But above all, is the memory
Of the one who called me, ‘son’.

How could the past be in the present?
How could I touch, smell and feel
All those things which only lingers now
In the memory of the past.
Of the things I love so much.
But above all, is the memory
Of the one who called me, ‘son’.

It is sweet memory that lingers.
It follows me everywhere.
The love and joy it bestows
Is evergreen to me.
Sweet memory lingers.