THE NECKLACE

I wear a special necklace, its little links are gold

You gave it for my birthday when I was feeling old

On the chain there is a heart, a little rose inlay

That always makes me think of you each and every day

This necklace is so special it's the last thing that you gave

Before you went to heaven, and the last thing that I saved

The necklace will remain a symbol of my love

to you, my son, who left this world to go to be above

And though I do not understand why you had to go

I know there was a better plan 'though what, I do not know

But someday we will meet again our faces shining bright

Because we'll meet in heaven within the heavenly light

So until that day, my first born son that's the way it'll be

You'll always be that inlaid rose within the heart of me

ITSme13516@aol.com

This poem is dedicated to my son John who at the age of 33, died of colon cancer on March 15, 1994