Distance takes us far apart

and darkens my today.

I have to keep remembering –

you’re just a thought away.

When the world is too confusing,

times are hard to bear,

I pull your precious meaning,

your bright spirit from the air.

If I sometimes drift into

a lonely state of mind,

I gather up the memories

of days we left behind.

And though you’re not beside me,

I can tap into my heart

and draw upon the warmth and love

that lives when we’re apart.

And with these fond reflections

on the times when you were near,

I sense a little bit of what

it’s like to have you here.