Eternity

There is a box
upon a shelf
I open once a year
It holds the memories
Of a little boy
I keep it all in here.

A September day
So long ago
It feels like yesterday
In my arms
I held you close
Before you went away.

A Mother's love
Goes on and on
A stranger said to me
He's in your heart
That's where he'll stay
For all eternity.

Alexander Lee
September 13, 1995