Yes it is true that I never got to see
all that this world holds
The flowers, trees, grass or a bright
sunny day
Not even the smiling faces of my loving family
But in my
heart I have seen all of these things, even in my short time
It
is also true that I never got to feel the many things that you
take for granted
The snow on my face on a cold December
day
Finger paints and crayons I will never hold in my hands
But I did
feel the loving arms on my mother and father cradling me
gently.
I never got to hear all the sounds that make most hearts
sing
The laughter of a loved one or the sweet song of a bird
Songs on
the radio and the words "I love you" are to me a mystery
But the
soft touch of my mother's hands shouts to me all of this and
more.
I would never have known the joy of running through a field of
flowers
Never would I roll down the side of a hill to dizzy to stand
Hide
and seek, tag and dodge ball I would have missed
In my mind I
will do all of these things and more.
You all may see it as me
missing out on all of these things by leaving you so soon
But where
I am going I will do, see and hear everything you do and
more
All of the people that have passed before me are waiting to make
that come true
I will always think of good things, for in my
short time that is all I know.
So don't cry for me
I am doing all
that you have all wished for me,
and from my time here with you
I
will know nothing but love and that I will take with me.
In
loving memory!
For: Tabitha Maisie Lavoie
April 27, 1997
(c) 1998 Verna Van Every All Rights Reserved
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