I'M FREE

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and I left it all.

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I've found that peace at the close of the day.

If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembering joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, 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've 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 heart and share with me
God wanted me now; He set me free.

Linda Jo Jackson

(LINDA DIED IN 1991 AT THE AGE OF 42. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH LEUKEMIA AND GIVEN 18 MONTHS TO LIVE. MOST OF
THAT TIME WAS SPENT IN HOSPITALS. SHE KNEW SHE WAS
GOING TO DIE AND WANTED
TO WRITE A POEM TO BE READ AT HER FUNERAL.)

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