CHIQUITA
I don't remember birthdays
Nor days when folk depart,
But I remember those I love,
Forever in my heart.
I know no words in Spanish,
Yet one word comes to mind,
Chiquito... meaning little one,
It kind of sounds refined.
No matter, I keep your memory
Where memories should be kept;
Right here, deep inside me,
Where a few years back it crept
To snuggle up forever
Where, since, you've always slept.