May 5th, 2010

You'll pardon us if we shed a tear
We'll try our best to smile
As we think of how lucky we were
To have you for awhile.
We will miss your pretty eyes
And gentle Southern ways
We will miss the light you brought
That lit the darkest days.
We'll also miss those things about you
Like calmness,charm,and grace
We'll miss those things that comprised you
But most of all---that face.
Blessed were those who were beside you
Through life's turns and bends
But blessed most of all were those
Who could call you friend.
These words are spoken as cliche
But true,and without mirth
There's one more angel in the Heavens
And one less here on Earth.
So, Pardon us as we shed a tear
We'll do our best to smile
As we think of how lucky we were
To have you for awhile.

----Peter Running Wolf, (2003)