Departed

Departed, but you'll live on... though you've gone
Ash and dust cast to the sky, borne high upon a gust
But you'll live on, in the memories of the others
Those who were your kith and kin and those who were your lovers

Departed, but you'll live on... if only for a while
Fond recollections, fading photographs, two dates in a diary
But you'll live on, in the sun-kissed motes of the dancing air
In all those tales to tell, in those fading memories to share

Departed, but you'll live on... until they've all gone
Until you're just a memory of a memory beyond recall
But you'll live on, a twig, on a branch, on a family tree
Forever there, faded but not forgotten; a spirit esprit