Tuesday 29 May 2012

"Why I Relay" by Jenny Snakeankle




Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found that place at the close of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes these things I will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Life up your hearts and share with me,
God wanted me now, "He set me free."

From Jenny...
"My Mom passed March 20th this year from lung cancer. She was a cornea donor through the Lions Club.  They send packets once a month and this poem was in the grieving section of the newsletter."

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