To Those I Love

If I should ever leave you
Whom I love

To go along the silent way,
Grieve not,

Nor speak of me with tears,
But laugh and talk

Of me as if I were
Beside you there,

( I'd come I'd come,
Could I find but a way!

But would not tears and grief
Be barriers? )

And when you hear a song
Or see a bird

I loved, please do not let
The thought of me

Be sad...for I am
Loving you just as

I always have....
You were so good to me!

There are so many things
I wanted still

To do - so many things
To say to you...

Remember that I
Did not fear...It was

Just leaving you
That was so hard to face

We cannot see beyond..
But this I know:

I loved you so ~ 'twas heaven
Here with you!