In the Arms of an Angel
(In Remembrance)

Cherished memories,
remembering her face
Her smile and her zest
has gone to another place ~
Someone so special
enveloped by love
Has been given her wings
to fly to heaven above.

Tributes in flowers
but pain in the heart
Of those left behind
so torn apart ~
Though words cannot measure
the depth of your pain,
In the arms of an angel
she will always remain.

Grieve for her memory
now that she's gone
Into the heavens
to a new life beyond ~
Her zestful character,
a memory to hold
Close to your hearts,
is more precious than gold.

A mantle of pictures
that behold her face
Smiling with love
that can't be replaced ~
Grieving for memories
of what used to be
Will live in your hearts
for an eternity.

Though now she has gone
her memory remains
Although life without her
won't be the same ~
Like the touch of her hand
with her breath in the wind,
In the arms of an angel
she now rests in.

With one final tear
as she closed her eyes
She reached our her arms
and grew wings to fly ~
The comfort and knowledge
that her pain has now ceased,
In the arms of an angel
she is now at peace.

© Christina
30th October, 2002

"Although I had written another poem with the same title about five weeks ago, as my husband's Nan died two days ago on 28th October, I thought it would be a lovely thought to write a poem in her memory for the funeral.   The title 'In the Arms of an Angel' I decided would be a lovely thought, adding 'In Remembrance' as a tribute.   I rang my mother-in-law and asked her would she like me to read out a poem I wrote, and she thought it would be lovely and was touched by my thought.  The funeral is tomororrow (31st Oct.), where I shall read it then."