Poems of Comfort When I Am Gone Love Lives On When I am gone, release me, let me go I have so many things to see and do, Those we love remain with us You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears, for love itselflives on, Be thankful for our many beautiful years. And cherished memories never fade I gave to you my love, you can only guess Because a love one's gone ... How much you gave to me in happiness. Those we love can never be I thank you fo r the love you each have shown, But now it's time I travel on alone. more than a thought apart So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must, For as long as there is memory, Then let your grief be comforted by trust. They'll live on in the heart. It is only for a time that we must part, So bless the memories within your heart. I won't be far away, for life goes on, You Are Not Forgotten So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near. You are not forgotten, loved one And if you listen with your heart you'll hear, Nor will you ever be, All my love around you soft and clear. As long as life and memory last And then, When you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile, and say ... We will remember thee. "Welcon1e Home" We miss you now, our hearts are sore As time goes by we'll miss you more. Your loving smile, your gentle face, To Laugh Often and Much No one can fill your vacant place. "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; At the Rising of the Sun to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; At the rising of the sun to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; and it's going down, to leave the world a bit better WE REMEMBER THEM. whether by healthy child, a garden patch, At the blowing of the wind or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier and in the chill of winter, because you have lived. WE REMEMBER THEM. This is to have succeeded" In the opening of the buds -Ralph Waldo Emerson. and in the rebirth of the spring, WE REMEMBER THEM. At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, WE REMEMBER THEM. At the rustling of the leaves and the beauty of autumn, WE REMEMBER THEM. As long as we live, they too will live; for they are now a part of us, As we remember them. 1 When I Must Leave You Fairways of Glory When I must leave you for a little while A dedication to the endless pursuit Please do not grieve and shed wild tears of the perfect game And hug your sorrow to you through the years Fond memories of the challenges But start out bravely with a gallant smile; Of the greens and trials of its traps And for my sake and in my name And now, the last putt has dropped into the cup of life live on and do all things the same; And the light of the day has faded Feed not your loneliness on empty days, Lord, it is now on your fairways of glory But fill each waking hour in useful ways, That the game will continue to be played. Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer And I in turn will comfort you And hold you near; Afterglow And never, never be afraid to die. I'd like the memory of me For I am waiting for you in the sky! To be a happy one I'd like to leave an afterglow Of smiles when life is done Keepsakes of the Heart I'd like to leave an echo A collection of your memories, Whispering softly down the ways Precious times enjoyed together; Of happy times and laughing times Keepsakes of the heart And bright and sunny days That remain with us forever. I'd like the tears of those who grieve, To dry before the sun Of happy memories that I leave A Little While When life is done Fill not your heart with pain and sorrow, But remember me in every tomorrow ... Goodbye Is Not Forever Remember the joy, the laughter, the smiles, I've only gone to rest a little while. When you lived your life for others Although my leaving causes pain and grief and you loved without condition My going has eased my hurt When you made so many laugh And given me relief. and your smile won't be forgotten So dry your eyes and remember me, When you left behind an empty place Not as I am now, but as I used to be. that no one else can fill Because I will remember you all When the friendships that you shared And look on with a smile. long to be renewed Understand in your hearts When you built your life on hope I've only gone to rest a little while. and fulfilled it every day The footprints that you left behind will bring us face to face Beautiful Spirit So, goodbye is not forever, A beautiful spirit endures You're only steps away. Through many transformations And carries with it a patient endurance A perseverance of the soul That stands the test of time The colors of our lives do not fade But grow brighter with every changing season 2 Christian Poems Another Leaf Has Fallen God Hath Not Promised Another leaf has fallen, God hath not promised another soul has gone. Skies always blue. But still we have God's promises, Flowers strewn pathways in every robin's song. All our lives through; For He's in His Heaven, God hath not promised and though He takes away. Sun without rain, He always leaves to mortals, Joy without sorrow, the bright sun's kindly ray. Peace without pain. He leaves the fragrant blossoms, But God hath promised and lovely forests green. Strength for the day, And gives us new found comfort, Rest for the labor, when we on Him will lean. Light for the way. Grace for the trials help from above, God Has Created Me Unfailing sympathy God has created me to do him some definite service. Undying love. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. If Death Should Beckon I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. If Death should beckon me I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection, between persons. with outstretched hand He has not created me for naught. and whisper softly I shall do his work, I shall be an angel of peace, of"An Unknown Land"; a preacher of truth in my own pace while not intending it - I shall not be afraid to go. IfI do but keep His Commandments. For though the path I do not know, Therefore I will trust him. I will take Death's Hand without fear, Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. for He who safely brought me here If I am in siclmess, my sickness may serve Him; will also take me safely back in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him; And though in many things I lack, ifl am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He will not let me go alone He does nothing in vain. into the "Valley 'lhat's Unknown" ... HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS ABOUT. So I reach out and take Death's Hand He may take away my friends. and journey to the "Promised Land". He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me - STILL HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS ABOUT. -Henry Cardinal Newman 3 God's Garden Togetherness God looked around the garden, Death is nothing at all And found an empty space. I have only slipped away He looked down upon the earth, Into the next room. And saw your tired face. Whatever we were to each other, He put His arms around you That we are still. And lifted you to rest. Call me by my old familiar name, God's garden must be beautiful Speak to me in the way For He only takes the best. which you always used to. He knew that you were weary, Laugh as we always laughed together. and He knew you were in pain. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. He knew that you would never Let my name be the household word be well on earth again. That it always was. He saw the roads were getting rough, Let it be spoken without effort. and the hills were hard to climb. Life means all that it ever was: So He closed your weary eyelids, There is absolutely unbroken continuity. and whispered peace be thine. Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, The Loom of Time Somewhere very near Man's life is laid in the loom of time just around the corner. To a pattern he does not see, All is well.