I have a list of folks I know...
all written in a book,
And every now and then...
I go and take a look.
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That is when I realize
these names... they are a part,
not of the book they're written in...
but taken from the heart.
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For each Name stands for someone...
who has crossed my path sometime,
and in that meeting they have become...
the reason and the rhyme.
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Although it sounds fantastic...
for me to make this claim,
I really am composed...
of each remembered name.
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Although you're not aware...
of any special link,
just knowing you, has shaped my life...
more than you could think.
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So please don't think my greeting...
as just a mere routine,
your name was not...
forgotten in between.
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For when I send a greeting...
that is addressed to you,
it is because you're on the list...
of folks I'm indebted to.
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So whether I have known you...
for many days or few,
in some ways you have a part...
in shaping things I do.
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I am but a total...
of many folks I've met,
you are a friend I would prefer...
never to forget.
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Thank you for being my friend!