Paula Kay
You have taken my sister home
Released her of heartache and pain
I know when it’s my time to come
I will bask in her love again
Yet my heart cries from missing her
My dark and saddened eyes do grieve
My memories and feelings stir
Life without her can’t be perceived
They say she’s in a better place
In my heart I know it is true
I long to see her smiling face
Shining with joy like it used to
She no longer suffers in pain
For this I thank you every day
Still unshed tears and sorrow reign
Hoping that somehow she could stay
My bosom laments with sorrow
Wishing she was now here with us
Still I know that come tomorrow
I will live on like we all must
From Heaven’s cup she does now sip
No dreams of hers she left unfilled
Relief came on her smiling lips
Showed that her tortured mind was stilled
When time with us grew near its end
With sweet reflections from our past
A truth of hope to us is lent
Our Love for her will ever last
Goodbye sweet sister and dear friend
I will keep you here in my heart
Though your time on earth might be spent
Our hearts will never be apart
This I will say to all the world
Praise God’s greatness in what you do
And when eternity unfurls
May your loved ones be there with you
Jerry Brotherton
The Backyard Poet
excerpt from ‘Incoherant Ramblings of an Old Man’
©All Rights Reserved 2017
I’m so very sorry to hear about the death of your sister. 😦
What a beautiful tribute to her! A beautiful celebration of her and her life!
I’ve lost siblings to death, so I know some of how/what you feel.
(((HUGS)))
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thank you for writing this Jerry
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Thanks for dropping by. Glad you liked it. Sadly, I am over 60 and yet I am the next to youngest of 15 children and seem to be spending a lot of time writing about or living with death.
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A very touching tribute to your sister and your grief over her death. I’m so sorry.
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Thanks Ann. I have now reached the milestone of 60 years and with me being the next to youngest of 15 siblings, death seems to be a too frequent visitor lately.
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