Dear Family/Friends

Don't cry away your life for me, for I am with you - you just can't see. You may not feel my presence from above But I'm constantly around, embracing you with love. When you're awake I'm always there - when bedtime comes, your pillow I share. I know you want me back with you - but, I'm always there, if only you knew. I hear you talking to me each day, oh, I, too, have so much to say. My family and friends, you'll always be - you're just a thought away from me. Your love went with me - I'm not alone. I can feel your heartbeat, which is now my home. I know I was loved during my life there with you And all that you gave continues to see me through. We were so close, both you and I - Please remember that - not, the good-bye. Hold on to these thoughts, keep them close at heart For like you've said, we're never far apart. There's one last thing I have to say - I feel your love and I'm okay. So please don't cry away your life for me, For I am with you - one day, you'll see. The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.

-- John Vance Cheney (author)

Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain; I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there; I did not die.