Obituary

Don’t grieve for me ~ Poem for the deceased
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free!


I follow the plan God laid for me.


I saw His face, I heard His call,


I took His hand and left it all…


I could not stay another day,


To love, to laugh, to work or play;


Tasks left undone must stay that way.


And if my parting has left a void,


Then fill it with remembered joy.


A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss…


Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.


My life’s been full, I’ve savored much:


Good times, good friends, a loved-one’s touch.


Perhaps my time seemed all too brief –


Don’t shorten yours with undue grief.


Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,


Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.