only thoughts of you remain

Only thoughts of you remain
In my heart where they have lain,
Perfumed thoughts of you, remaining,
A hid sweetness, in my brain.
Others leave me: all things leave me: You remain.
- Arthur Symons

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i don’t need your memories

Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don’t need ‘em
Take your space and take your reasons
But you’ll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
‘Cause we have nothin’ left to weather
In fact I feel a whole lot better
But you’ll think of me, you’ll think of me
Keith Urban:

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if you forget me

By Pablo Neruda:

If You Forget Me
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward [...]

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