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We thought of you today,
But that is nothing new
We thought of you yesterday
And will tomorrow, too
We think of you in silence
And make no outward show
For what it meant to lose you
Only those who love you know
Remembering you is easy
We do it everyday
It's the heartache of losing you
That will never go away.

Helen Steiner Rice

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I Stood By Your Bed Last Night

I stood beside your bed last night,

I came to have a peep.

I could see that you were crying,

quietly in your sleep.

I touched you softly

as you brushed away a tear,

"It's me, I haven't left you,

I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast,

I watched you pour coffee,

You were thinking of how much

you loved me.

I was with you at the store today,

Your arms were getting sore.

I longed to take your parcels,

I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today,

You tend it with such care.

I want to reassure you,

that I'm not really there.

I walked with you to the house,

as you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my hand on you,

I smiled and said "it's me."

You looked so very tired,

and sank into a chair.

I tried so hard to let you know,

that I was standing there.

It's possible for me to be

so near you everyday.

To say to you with certainty,

"I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then

smiled, I think you knew ...

In the stillness of that evening,

I was very close to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch

you yawning and say

"goodnight, God bless,

I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you

to cross the brief divide,

I'll rush across to greet you and

we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to

show you, there is so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out

then come home to be with me.

Author Unknown

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I'm Free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free

I'm following the path God laid for me.

I took His hand when I heard Him call,

I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day

To laugh, to love, to work or play.

Tasks left undone must stay that way.

I've found that peace at the close of day.

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 will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow

I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.

My life's been full I savored much,

Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,

Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.

Lift up your heart and share with me,

God wanted me now; He set me free.

Helen Steiner Rice

~~~

~We Thought of You Today~