TO ALL PARENTS
I'll lend you for a little time
A child of Mine, "He said,
"For you to love the while he lives
And mourn for when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years,
Or twenty two or three;
But will you, 'til I call him back,
Take care of him for Me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you,
And should his stay be brief,
You'll have his loving memories
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn,
I've looked the wide world over
In my search for teachers true,
And from all the throngs that crowd
Life's lands I've selected you.
Now will you give him all your love,
Not think the labor vain,
Nor hate Me when I come to call
To take him back again?"
I fancied that I heard them say,
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done."
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,
The risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness,
We'll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we've known.
Forever grateful stay;
But should the angels call for him
Sooner than we've planned
We'll brave the bitter grief
That comes and try to understand."
(author)
-Edgar A. Guest
"I went to a party,
Mom"
I went to a party, Mom
and remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
so I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself, Mom
the way you said I would,
that I didn't drink and drive, Mom
though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice, Mom
and your advice to me was right
as the party finally ended, Mom
and the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car, Mom
sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mom
something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement, Mom
and I hear the policeman say,
"The kid that caused this wreckwas drunk," Mom
His voice seems far away.
My own blood's all around me, Mom
as I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say, Mom
"This girl is going to die."
I'm sure the guy had no idea, Mom
while he was flying high,
because he chose to drink and drive, Mom
now I would have to die.
So why do people do it, Mom
knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Mom like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
tell daddy to be brave,
and when I go to heaven, Mom
put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have taught him, Mom
that its wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had, Mom
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments, Mom
and I'm so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
as I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say I love you, Mom
So I love you and good-bye.
(author unknown)
Little Angels
When God calls little children
to dwell with Him above, We
mortals sometime question the
wisdom of His love.
For no
heartache compares with the
death of one small child, Who
does so much to make our world,
seem wonderful and mild,
Perhaps
God tires of calling the aged
to his fold, So He picks a
rosebud, before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them,
and so He takes but few to make
the land of Heaven more beautiful
to view.
Believing this is
difficult still somehow we must
try,The saddest word mankind
knows will always be "Goodbye."
So when a little child departs,
we who are left behind must
realize God loves children,Angels
are hard to find.
(Author Unknown)
Close to the door
he paused to stand
as he took his class ring
off her hand
all who were watching
did not speak
as a silent tear
ran down his cheek
and through his mind
the memories ran
of the moments they walked
and laughed in the sand
but now her eyes were so terrible cold
for he would never again
have her to hold
they watched in silence
as he bent near
and whispered the words......
"I LOVE YOU" in her ear
he touched her face and started to cry
as he put on his ring and wanted to die
and just then the wind began to blow
as they lowered her casket
into the snow....
this is what happens
to man alive
when friends let friends drink and drive.
(author unknown)
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight in ripened grain.
I am the autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of birds circling in flight.
I am the stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep.
Author Unknown
I'm Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard Him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day.
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Oh yes, these things I too 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.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee.
God wanted me now; He set me free!
Author unknown
Chelsey Marie was the prom queen.
She had a plan and she had a
dream.
She wanted to be a doctor and a
wife.
Her goal was to help people have
a better life.
She had a boyfriend his name was
Jim,
and she thought the world of him.
He was an athlete and he was very
bright,
and he usually did what was
right.
But one day he make a big
mistake.
He and some friends were out by
the lake.
He decided to drink a couple of
beers,
just so he could impress his
peers.
Then he picked up Chelsey for
their date,
she soon realized why he was so
late.
His judgment impaired she saw in
a flash,
that they were indeed going to
crash
A loud bang and a bloodcurdling
scream,
then the realization that it
wasn't a dream.
To this day she would still be
alive,
If he hadn't decided to drink and
drive.
author unknown
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