Deceased In Name Only

Deceased in name only our deceased friends not gone From us forever in our memories they live on As long as the faculty of memory we retain Our departed friends not truly deceased with us they remain Deceased people I knew are still with me today I see them as they were though 'tis said they lay In Nature's earthy bosom though them I can see They breathe and they live on in my memory Deceased in name only my friends are not dead Though of their passing from life I have heard and I've read I see them quite often their voices I hear In my flights of fancy to me they appear Deceased in name only with me they remain And when I memorize I do meet them again.