~Eternal~

Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep

I am a thousand winds that blow

I am the diamond glints on snow

I am the sunlight on ripened grain

I am the gentle autumn rain

When you awaken

In the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds on circled flight

I am the stars that shine at night

Do not stand at my grave and cry

I am not there

I did not die

~~Author Unknown

~Treasured Memories~

We know a smile we'd love to see

A hand we'd love to touch

We know a voice we'd love to hear

A face we love so much

As time goes by without you

And days turn into years

They hold a thousand memories

And a thousand silent tears

We think of you with love today

But that is nothing new

We thought about you yesterday

And the day before that too

We will think of you tomorrow

And will our whole lives through

For the day we fail to think of you

Is the day we'll be with you

~~Author unknown

~Gone Away~

Maybe in another life

I could find you there

Pulled away before your time

I can't deal it's so unfair

And it feels and it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it feels yeah it feels like

The world has grown cold

Now that you've gone away

Leaving flowers on your grave show that I still care

But black roses and Hail Mary's

Can't bring back what's taken from me

I reach to the sky and call out your name

And if I could trade I would

And it feels and it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it stings yeah it stings

Yeah it stings now

The world is so cold

Now that you've gone away

~~by Offspring

For Steve. In Loving Memory

~A Moment in Time~

Time passes, but not the love I have for you,

Nor the ache inside of me because you are not.

You were with us for as long as God allowed.

You were real. You existed. You counted.

You were with us only a short time,

But it was time enough to grow to love you.

For you to make a difference in our lives.

You could not stay,

But the thought of you will forever remain,

As the love this day tempered by the pain.

~~Debbi Dickinson

~God Saw You~

God saw you getting tired,

When a cure was not to be.

So He wrapped his arms around you,

and whispered, "Come to me".

You didn't deserve what you went through,

So He gave you rest.

God's garden must be beautiful,

He only takes the best

And when I saw you sleeping,

So peaceful and free from pain

I could not wish you back

To suffer that again.

~~Author Unknown