I don't know why you had to die.
You were so cute as a little boy,
You smiled at us and brought us joy.
Even though we had our little fights,
Over silly things like phone lines and wiring lights,
I never wanted to be a pest,
I needed your skills, cause you're the best.
I'm glad those times, were only a few,
It was hard for me to argue with you,
But that's just me, as you are you,
And in the end you always came through.
Our hearts are broken, as you know,
We really can't bear to let you go.
We wish so much that you were here,
Or just down "The Road" havin' a beer.
It's happy thoughts that will get us through,
Like all the fun we shared with you.
And now my poem will come to an end,
Until the day we meet again,
I pray that you are now at peace.
Goodbye Charlie With Love From Ed
DEATH IS NOTHING AT ALL. I HAVE ONLY SLIPPED AWAY INTO THE NEXT ROOM.
WHATEVER WE WERE TO EACH OTHER, WE STILL ARE.
CALL ME BY MY OLD FAMILIAR NAME. SPEAK TO ME IN THE SAME EASY WAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE.
LAUGH AS WE ALWAYS LAUGHED AT THE LITTLE JOKES WE ENJOYED TOGETHER.
SMILE, THINK OF ME, PRAY FOR ME. LIFE MEANS ALL THAT IT EVER MEANT.
IT IS THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS WAS. THERE IS ABSOLUTE UNBROKEN CONTINUITY.
WHY SHOULD I BE OUT OF YOUR MIND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT?
I AM BUT WAITING FOR YOU, FOR AN INTERVAL, SOMEWHERE VERY NEAR, JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
ALL IS WELL, NOTHING IS PAST.
NOTHING HAS BEEN LOST. ONE BRIEF MOMENT AND ALL WILL BE AS IT WAS BEFORE---
ONLY BETTER. INFINITELY HAPPIER. WE WILL BE ONE, TOGETHER FOREVER.