Let them be remembered to the last

Why have I been chosen to be the one
To find our beloved family of the past
Are they lost or forgotten by time
Let them be remembered to the last

Are you hiding or just moved away
Have you left a document from the past
A photograph or maybe just a letter
Let them be remembered to the last

Names and places are added to the list
Marriages and births, my pen goes fast
Jobs and loved ones leave a clue
Let them be remembered to the last

Where are you who have been before
Why has your existence gone so fast
A relative found brings to me a smile
Let them be remembered to the last

Robert Nicholls 2005