Hello Everyone, You Guys Are The Best, I Just Want To Thank Each And Everyone Of You Who Has Taken Time To Write To Me, Or Just To Say A Prayer, I Can't Tell You How Much It Means To Me!! Unfortunately, It Was My Brother-In-Laws Time To Leave This World, He Did Pass Away. My Sister Is Just Lost Without Him, and I Know This Is Going To Be A Difficult Time For Her. Wish I Lived Closer, So I Could See Her More, And Give Her More Support. Big Hugs & Thanks To You All, Mary Ann
Saturday, January 28, 2012
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Hello Mary Ann I'm very sorry to hear about your Brother-in-law.
If space is large enough I'll put here a couple of versions of a poem I came across when my Dad passed away. I've done the poems as part of pictures for other people as well - 8x10inch photo like a scrapbook page with poem on left and picture of person on right. Perhaps the poems will help your sister and family.
First version is original:
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He is Gone
(also done as She is Gone by changing he to she and his to her)
You can shed tears that he is gone
Or you can smile because he has lived
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what he would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
written 1981
David Harkins 1959 -
Silloth, Cumbria, UK
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Second Version is Remember Me:
Remember Me
You can shed tears that I am gone
Or you can smile because I have lived
You can close your eyes and pray that I will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that I have left
Your heart can be empty because you can't see me
Or you can be full of the love that we shared
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember me and only that I am gone
Or you can cherish my memory and let it live on
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what I would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Variation of poem - written 1981
By David Harkins 1959 -
Silloth, Cumbria, UK
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