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Remember Me The Final Flight The Tide Recedes The Ode
Remember me when I am gone away, Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free,
I’m following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all. The tide recedes They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:
gone far away into the silent land;
when you can no more hold me by the hand,
nor half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
you tell me of our future that you planned;
only remember me, you understand
Yet if you should forget me for a while
and afterwards remember, do not grieve;
For if the darkness and corruption leave
a vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Christina Rossetti
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.
The Day You Left
Unknown
still lingers on the land.
The music stops,
And yet it echoes on
You Can Shed Tears That She Is Gone
You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.
Robert Laurence Binyon
For every joy that passes,
something beautiful remains.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life’s been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Unknown
We knew you had to leave us,
But you never went alone,
For part of us went with you
The day you left your home.
but gentle warmth
M D Hughes
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
With tears we saw you suffer,
As we watched you fade away,
Our hearts were almost broken,
As you fought so hard to stay.
The sun goes down,
in sweet refrains.
better by far you should forget and smile
than that you should remember and be sad.
bright seashells on the sand.
Tiny Angel
For brief and fleeting moment,
an angel touched the ground;
With tiny wings and halo,
and sweet, soft angel sounds.
Those Who Love
It’s always those who love the most
Who most miss the one they love,
When comes the parting of the ways,
And clouds loom dark above;
But tears will pass, your skies will clear
Then will you smile again,
And comfort find in memories,
Which now bring bitter pain.
Unknown
Blessing the lives of others,
in beauty and in grace;
Those who saw the angel,
knew God had kissed his tiny face.
The angel came for reasons
we may not understand;
A journey brief, with gifts so great,
and guided by God’s hand.
So, rest now tiny angel,
your work on earth is through;
In the beauty of God’s perfect love
we saw His gift in you.
Unknown
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 and only that she’s 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.
David Harkins
POEMS Collection
it will be late to counsel then or pray.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I’ve found that peace at the end of the day.
but leaves behind
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