| In memory of a dear friend . . . Jackie Lee Hill April 28, 1949 - Sept. 22, 1995 Who's friendship inspired several of these poems. |
| You Are There I loved you deeply no words can express These feelings of pain and loneness There is a void left behind an emptiness You have touched me deeply To have known you I have been blessed You may be gone but not forgotten You will always be here with me When I see a flower or feel a gentle breeze I will feel your hand touch mine I will feel a sense of peace Then I' wil know you are here with me Yhere will be no place for grief I believe you are in a place of rest No pain no toils no cares I know the angels guided you No burdens now to bear You are in a place of peace and beauty, My mind can not comprehend It is a world of beginnings A new life with no end No Good-byes I am sorry I can not say good-bye The pain to much to bear I know that you would understand It is not because I do not care I will miss you in the silence of the night My thoughts will be of you When the stars shine oh so bright When I see a flower kissed with dew I think of you I can not help but smile Good memories are all I have I think of you I am at peace Love spans across the miles I said my good-byes while you were here That is when I shed my tears When loneliness begins to overtake Your joyful voice I hear Good-byes I know should not be said It is only a parting for a time Yhat is why the blood of Jesus was shed We are all just one step behind We will all meet again on heaven's shore We will rejoice and sing a new song When the final good-bye is said here below We will meet around the throne |
| Falling Leaves I watched as the leaves fell from the trees They fell to the ground and were blown by the breeze The snow came and went,then the leaves were gone They went back to the earth,from where they came from The tree now stands bare,the branches start to fall The source of life has been cut off The tree no longer stands tall The sun and the warm breeze,will come once again New life will come forth,as fast as it went The same with our lives,when our season has end We will return to the earth,from where life begin We will raise a new body,but different from the tree When the Son comes again From the seasons we will be set free |
| I Took A Trip Do not weep for me for I am not gone Do not sing me no sad songs It is only a trip I took before you I am just on my journey home Do not worry my friend I will see you again When your work on earth is through I will wait for you just outside the gate And together we will walk through It is time for me to rest for a while This body now feels no more pain I am at rest with the saints of old Together we will rise again Continue the work you are called to do Spread joy and love where you can Make plans for the trip, We all must take To that beautiful promised land There is a trip we all must take When our work on earth is through We will all meet again on heaven's shore Where the sky is always blue There we will not cry Nor feel no more pain No parting there will be up there We will live there on heaven's shore No more worries no more cares |
| In Memory: Of all those who Departed this life: For their new lifes 9/11/2001 |
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| Dearest Friend He's a flower that bloomed here below he made the journey on life's road life was cut short petals withered and died now he lives forever on the other side I know he'd say don't weep for me that flesh I left behind no longer hinders me that body racked with pain I no longer need my spirit now can soar I've been set free He'd say live like today is your last don't dwell or live in the past it's already gone nothing can bring it back live today, love today, and touch a life along the way |
| End of Life's Road When we've come to the end of Life's road no friend or family can go along but there'll be someone to guide across Jordan deep and wide you'll be led safe to the other side There's an appointment we all must keep when our work on earth is complete we can't cancel or change the date neither money nor fame can close that gate We must all make plans to make that move with plans transition will be smooth no worry nor fear or dread though this flesh may fight for that last breath There's a new life waiting just ahead |
| Time Eases the Pain It’s been four months now since you went away time has begin to ease the pain but your memory doesn’t fade through the good and the bad you are still here with me your face I can still picture your smile I see I don’t think of you as often as I did before but in my heart you’re with me death can’t close that door the memories I cherish that’s all that I have left but I’ll never fail to remember to know you I’ve been blessed They say that time eases pain I guess that they were right and with time memories fade but yours still shines bright I would not want it no other way your memory I want to hold to me the times that we shared could not be bought with gold |
| Victory’s At the End Sometimes I sit and ponder what life is all about I know I shouldn’t question and I know I shouldn’t doubt I know there is a purpose in each trial that I face just help me God to run and finish this race with your grace There were many at the start line I’ve saw them drop out one by one they became so tired and weary they quit before the race was won they just couldn’t face tomorrow they just seemed to lose their way they became so down hearted they couldn’t run another day I urge you to keep running the finish line is just ahead look past all the obstacles don’t look at them with dread just face them with assurance that you have already won they will seem to vanish from the path that you run |
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| Something Missing There’s an emptiness on holidays,when one you loves not there you all can’t help but notice,there’s one vacant chair it stands alone in the corner,the story it tells there’s one soul that’s missing,that’s the emptiness you felt We try and go on like before,but it will never be the same the family chains been broken,there’s now one less name there’s hope we’ll be together again up there on heaven's shore we’ll rest from all our toils and cares we’ll separate no more Even though we just can’t understand,why life must be this way why we have to say good-bye,there’s just no easy way we know deaths not the end,it’s still hard to let go we’re left with an emptiness,while left here below |
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