To Heather: because I know she is missed
Heather, did you know?
The candles burned for you tonight.
Did you see them?
Looking down from the sky
as you walked among the stars.
And did you hear us call for you?
The words were said so softly.
Songs and prayers lost in the wind;
perhaps you didn’t hear them.
But did you hear us cry for you?
as we cradled the light
of your hopes and dreams
in the palms of our hands
and offered them up to God.
And did you know we laughed?
Laughed through our tears,
Laughed beneath your stars,
Laughed and still remembered.
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