I remember…
…the texture of your skin and how soft it was.  I loved to touch your face, your hands and rub your back.
 
British Poet and Painter David Harkins
You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she’d want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

I remember…
…going together to a friend’s house each Christmas Eve so we could watch him dress in a Santa suit and hand out gifts to his extended family. 
 
From the book “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran
Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. 
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. 
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
And give thanks for another day of loving.

I remember…
…you did not cook a lot of different things but your secret recipe of “chicken pepper steak” over rice was great. I miss the taste of it.

From “All The Little Things You Do” by Rose M. Rideout
The way you look when you smile at me,
With that sparkle in your eye,
Makes me wonder at times what you think,
Sometimes it even makes me cry.
For it makes me realize how lucky I am,
To have you dear in my life.
For all the times you call me from work,
To tell me you’re happy, I am your wife.

I remember…
…seeing you up on the ladder cleaning out the gutters in your overall shorts and your straw hat.  You looked very cute. 

English novelist/playwright Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894 –1958)
There is no surprise more magical
than the surprise of being loved.
It is God’s finger
on a mortal’s shoulder.

I remember…
…when we went to San Antonio for a few days.  We saw the Alamo, had fun at Riverwalk and took a nighttime ride in a white horse-drawn carriage while we snuggled from the cold.

Attributed to Kyle Schmidt
I have said nothing
Because
There is nothing
I can say
That would describe
How I feel
As perfectly
As you deserve it.

I remember…
…watching you sign with the deaf kids and how they would gather around you.  You have a special gift with children.

From the novel “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks
I am nothing special, of this I am sure.
I am a common man with common thoughts
and I’ve led a common life.
There are no monuments dedicated to me
and my name will soon be forgotten,
but I’ve loved another
with all my heart and soul,
and to me, this has always been enough.

I remember…
…how you always spoke up for me when I was too shy or uncomfortable to. You have more strength and courage than you give yourself credit for.

From “In Memoriam” by Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson
I hold it true,
whate’er befall,
I feel it when
I sorrow most;
‘Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all.

I remember…
…the teddy bear I gave you when you were sick and how much you loved it.  I wonder if you still have it.
 
American actress Joan Crawford (1905 –1977)
Love is a fire. 
But whether it is going
to warm your heart
or burn down your house,
you can never tell.