You were a gift, a gift of life
The day you came to me.
Larger than life in your love of life
You were part of a plan, a part of me
the dream had just begun.
But your stay was short, and you slipped away,
Your body worn much sooner than some.
I’m not ready for this, I don’t understand it,
But I’m glad I was there to
Share it with you, to bear it with you,
And carry you home on your last day in life.
Son, how my heart hurts as I have to let go
But I’m proud to have known you
a bigger man than before.
Goodbye my son, I’ll miss you son
Eternal Peace will find your soul,
Your spirit lives on among family and friends
As we talk to you, reach out to you, forever bring you along.
Your light in life has glimmered and gone, but
Like a nightly Rider across the sky
A new star shines and dims each dawn.

Copyright 2007 by Elaine Margret Strom