The flags wave softly in the morning breeze,
While shadows of memory dance through the trees.
This day of honor brings you back to me.
Your laughter echoing where silence should be.
I walk familiar paths we used to share,
Half-expecting to find you waiting there.


The world keeps turning, seasons come and go,
But this ache inside continues to grow.
You were the friend who truly understood,
Who saw my heart in ways that no one could.
Now conversations play inside my head,
With all the words I never got to say instead.


The weight of missing you feels heavier today,
As others gather and the children play.
While flags mark graves of heroes brave and true,
My heart marks time by memories of you.


But in the quiet moments, I can feel
Your presence near me, gentle and so real.
Not gone, just changed—like sunlight through the rain,
Until we meet on some bright shore again.


So on this day of memory and tears,
I honor you across the passing years.
My friend, my loss, my love that will not end
Rest peaceful now, my dear and faithful friend.