You looked about twelve With hair that had grown dark You were gangly and thin And could run fast I chased you through the field To that lonely hammock Swinging in the breeze The shade of the tree keeping us cool On a warm summer day The sky was so blue You asked why I didn't smile like you Or had fun the way you do Looking long and hard That youthful face came anew The smile when I'd climb a tree Or any other height The scrapes and bruises from building a contraption or two My smile did fade And my eyes did dim Now that I look at you Can I play with you? So I can remember All the things that took me from you.