When I Am Gone

When I am gone on me don't waste a tear For from where I lay your sobs I will not hear And anyway tears never help the dead So smile and think of better days ahead. When I'm not here life it will carry on And flowers will bloom in Spring when I am gone And birds will build their nests and lark will fly Up from his nest to carol in the sky. And river will flow on eternally Through woods and groves and downland to the sea And migratory bird will fly to far away When leaves are falling and the skies are gray. And in the night beneath a darkened sky The rural man will hear the wild fox cry In mid Winter out searching for a mate The urge is strong in him to re-create. When I am gone there will be moths and bees And in Summer fruits will ripen on fruit trees And I will be one more forgotten face For there will be others to take my place.