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The Sailing Ship
What is dying?
I am standing on the seashore.
A ship sails to the morning breeze and starts for the ocean.
She is an object and I stand watching her
Till at last she fades from the horizon,
And someone at my side says, “She is gone!” Gone where?
Gone from my sight, that is all;
She is just as large in the masts, hull and spars as she was when I saw her,
And just as able to bear her load of living freight to its destination.
The diminished size and total loss of sight is in me, not in her;
And just at the moment when someone at my side says, “She is gone”,
There are others who are watching her coming,
And other voices take up a glad shout,
“There she comes” – and that is dying.
Bishop Charles Henry Brent
Time is too slow for those who wait, Anon I loved you all to the very last, Frances Day Death stands above me, whispering low Walter Savage Landor I have seen death too often to believe in death. Anon I don’t believe in death Pauline Webb If I should go before the rest of you, Joyce Grenfell Remember me when I am gone away, Christina Rossetti Farewell My Friends Rabindranath Tagore If I should die and leave you here awhile A. Price Hughes The dead are not under the earth Francis Nnaggenda When I quit this mortal shore Mabeel Easle Death, be not proud, though some have called thee John Donne When I am dead Author Unknown You can shed tears that he is gone- Author Unknown I am not gone, Andrew Grubers Miss me, but let me go When I come to the end of the road Miss me a little - but not too long For this is a journey that we must all take When you are lonely, and sick of heart Anon The days are long without you here, The looming years that, more or less, There will be anniversaries Sometimes I dream that I’m awake, The road ahead is hard and steep, At night you gently touch my cheek God saw that she was getting tired, Do not stand at my grave and weep, Mary Elizabeth Frye It's a beautiful day on the golf course. You tee off with utter perfection. It nestles up close to the target. You take a look in your golf bag. So the morning progresses. At the eighteenth your card is a picture, That's how you'll be remembered One night a man had a dream. He dreamed When the last scene of his life flashed before him, This really bothered him and he The LORD replied: "My son, my precious child, Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott-Holland. "I'll lend you for a little while He'll bring his charms to gladden you I've looked the whole world over, I fancied that I heard them say, But, should thy Angels call for him Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, Then took the other, as just as fair And both that morning equally lay I shall be telling this with a sigh Robert Frost God looked around his garden and found an empty place Gods garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best He saw the road was getting rough and the hills too hard to climb Anon Nature's first green is gold, Robert Frost If I can stop one heart from breaking, Emily Dickinson Serene and beautiful and very wise, Love is made out of ecstasy and wonder; A red rose is His Sacred Heart, Joyce Kilmer If you can keep your head when all about you If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can make one heap of all your winnings If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Rudyard Kipling Remember me when I am gone away, Christina Georgina Rossetti I'd like the memory of me I'll lend you for a little while She'll bring her charms to gladden you I've looked the whole world over I fancied that I heard you say But should the angels come for her Should you go first and I remain Should you go first, and I remain Should you go first and I remain Should you go first and I remain, A.K. Rowswell We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name, Ron Tranmer It's a time of heartfelt sadness Oh how much he will be missed We know one day we'll join him Ron Tranmer Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Mark Twain Feel no guilt in laughter, she knows how much you care A word someone may say Anon Just close your eyes and you will see Gaynor Llewellyn Don't weep at my grave, Anon Our lives go on without you Anon Time
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice,
But for those who love,
Time is eternity.Goodbye my family, my life is past.
Weep not for me, but courage take,
Love each other for my sake,
For those you love don’t go away,
They walk beside you every day.Death Stands Above Me
I know not what into my ear:
Of his strange language all I know
Is, there is not a word of fear.I Have Seen Death Too Often
It is not an ending, but a withdrawal.
As one who finishes a long journey
Stills the motor, turns off the lights,
Steps from his car,
And walks up the path to the home that awaits him.I Don’t Believe in Death
Who comes in silent stealth
He robs us only of a breath
Not of a lifetime’s wealth
I don’t believe in the tomb
Imprisons us in earth
It’s but another loving womb
Preparing our new birth
I do believe in life
Empowered from above
Till freed from stress and worldly strife
We soar through realms above
I do believe that then
In joy that never ends
We’ll meet all those we’ve loved, again
And celebrate our friends.If I Should Go Before The Rest of You
Break not a flower nor inscribe a stone.
Nor when I’m gone speak in Sunday voice,
But be the usual selves that I have known.
Weep if you must,
Parting is hell,
But life goes on,
So sing as well.Remember
Gone far away into a silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day be day
You tell me of your future that you’d plann’d-
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far that you should forget and smile
Than you should remember and be sad.
It was beautiful
As long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets
Whatsoever said
The pain I’ll leave behind.
Those dear hearts
Who love and care...
And the strings pulling
At the heart and soul...
The strong arms
That held me up
When my own strength
Let me down.
At the turning of my life
I came across
Good friends,
Friends who stood by me
Even when time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell My friends
I smile and
Bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears
For I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad
Do think of me
For that’s what I’ll like
When you live in the hearts
Of those you love
Remember then
You never die.
Be not like others, sore undone, who keep,
Long vigils by the silent dust, and weep.
For my sake – turn again to life and smile,
Nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do
Something to comfort other hearts than thine.
Complete those dear unfinished tasks of mine
And I, perchance, may therein comfort you.The Dead Are Not Under The Earth
They are in the tree that rustles
They are in the woods that groan
They are in the water that runs
They are in the water that sleeps
They are in the hut, they are in the crowd
The dead are not dead.
Those who are dead are never gone
They are in the breast of a woman
They are in the child that is wailing and in the fire that flames.
The dead are not under the earth
They are in the fire that is dying
They are in the grass that is weeping
They are in the whimpering rocks
They are in the forest, they are in the house
They are not dead.
When my ancestors talk about the Creator they say:
He is with us.......
We sleep with him. We hunt with him. We dance with him.Living Bouquets
And mosey ‘round this earth no more,
Do not weep and do not sob;
I may have found a better job.
Don’t go and buy a large bouquet
For which you’ll find it hard to pay,
Don’t mope around and feel all blue;
I may be better off than you.
Don’t tell the folks I was a Saint
Or any old thing that I ain’t.
If you have jam like that to spread,
Please hand it out before I’m dead.
If you have roses bless your soul,
Just pin one in my buttonhole
While I’m alive and well today;
Don’t wait until I’m gone away.Death Be Not Proud
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not soe;
For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poore Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure – then from thee, much more must flow;
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones and soules’ deliverie.
Thou’rt slave to fate, chance, kings and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, war and sickness dwell;
And poppie or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy strake. Why swell’st thou then?
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more. Death, thou shalt die.Indian Prayer
Cry for me a little
Think of me sometimes
But not too much.
Think of me now and again
As I was in life
At some moments it’s pleasant to recall
But not for long.
Leave me in peace
And I shall leave you in peace
And while you live
Let your thoughts be with the living.
Traditional An Angel from the Book of Life
Wrote down my baby's birth,
And whispered as she closed the book
"Too Beautiful for Earth"He is Gone
Or you can smile because he has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back-
Or you can open your eyes and see what he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him-
Or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live for the past-
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him only that he is gone-
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
Be empty and turn your back-
Or you can do what he would want;
Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.Think of Me
I never left,
Though through your tears,
You were bereft,
For I am waiting,
In the room next door,
Where one day we’ll be together
Forever more.
Think of me in a flower,
Think of me in the rain,
Think of me when you hear,
The larks’ sweet refrain,
Enjoy the warm sunlight,
I’ll chase away the cold,
Cherish what we shared,
And your heart will never grow old.
For this is my love,
That I bestow on you,
To be always there,
In what ever you do,
Walking in the breeze,
Or watching the clouds sail by
Just remember me,
I never did die.
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free
And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me - but let me go
And each must go alone
It's all a part of the Master's plan
A step on the road to home
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me - but let me goYou Walk Beside Me, Every Day
I’ve sat and cried a thousand tears,
That cruel fate, did my life, destroy
And take away my lovely boy,
But you can wipe my tears away,
You walk beside me, every day.
Just fill me with unhappiness,
Are speckled with some happy times,
When rainbows brighten up the skies.
I know you’re never far away,
You walk beside me, every day.
And celebrations, that you’ll miss.
Oh, Adam, how we’ll miss you, then!
Your booming laugh, your cheeky grin,
But you’ll be there, you’ll find a way,
You walk beside us, every day.
And find it’s all a big mistake,
That you are here! You’re safe and well!
With hugs and smiles and tales to tell,
And in my mind I hear you say,
“I walk beside you, every day.”
With hills to climb and furrows, deep,
And life will never be as good
As when you, here beside us, stood,
But we believe that here you stay,
You walk beside us, every day.
And memories are mine to keep
Of my sweet son, so deeply missed.
Since that first day, your head I kissed
Inside my heart, forever stay
And walk beside me, every day.God saw that she was getting tired
A cure was not to be.
So he put His arms around her
And whispered, ''Come with Me.''
With tearful eyes, we watched her suffer.
And saw her fade away.
Although we loved her dearly,
We could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating.
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes ''the best''Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.Below Par
There not a sound to be heard
But a zephyr-like breeze
As it teases the trees
And competes with the song of a bird.
Your swing is a joy to the eyes.
The balls' splendid in flight,
But veers to the right
And gives you a lovely surprise.
The best that it has ever been
You feel so inspired,
A putt is required
As you stand full of hope on the green.
You rummage around like a mole.
With encouraging mutter,
You take out a putter
To sink the ball in the hole.
You've never encountered such play.
You don't want to hunker,
Down in the bunker,
And fortune smiles sweetly today.
A symphony full of low scored.
You're well below par
And feel like a star.
"I'll have a double what's yours?"
Every bright, sunny day,
As you just follow through
On a green, fresh with dew
We'll pretend that you've not gone away.Footprints in the Sand
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."All is Well
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me and if you want to, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect,
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was;
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you,
For an interval,
Somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well.God’s Lent Child
A child of mine" God said -
For you to love the while he lives
and mourn for when he's dead.
It may be six or seven years
or forty two or three
but will you, till I call him back,
take care of him for me?
and, should his stay be brief,
you'll have his nicest memories
as solace for his grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
since all from earth return
but, there are lessons taught below,
I want this child to learn.
in my search for teachers true,
and from the things that crowd life's lane
I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love,
nor think the labour vain,
nor hate me when I come to take
this lent child back again?
"Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done"
for all the joys thy child will bring
the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness,
we'll love him while we may,
and for the happiness we've known
forever grateful stay.
much sooner than we planned,
we'll brave the grief that comes
and try to understand.The Road Not Taken
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.God's Garden
He then looked down upon the Earth and saw your tired face
He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest
With the help of his angels they flew you to your heavenly place
He knew you were suffering, he knew you were in pain
He knew that you would never get well on Earth again
He closed your weary eyelids and whispered "Peace be Thine"
It broke our hearts to lose you but you didn't go alone
For part of us went with you the day God called you homeNothing Gold Can Stay
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.Not In Vain
I shall not live in vain:
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.In Memory
Most erudite in curious Grecian lore,
You lay and read your learned books, and bore
A weight of unshed tears and silent sighs.
The song within your heart could never rise
Until love bade it spread its wings and soar.
Nor could you look on Beauty's face before
A poet's burning mouth had touched your eyes.
Love is a poignant and accustomed pain.
It is a burst of Heaven-shaking thunder;
It is a linnet's fluting after rain.
Love's voice is through your song;
above and under
And in each note to echo and remain
a white rose is His face,
And His breath has turned the barren
world to a rich and flowery place.
He is the Rose of Sharon,
His gardener am I,
And I shall drink His fragrance
in Heaven when I die.If
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop to build'em up with worn-out tools;
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And,which is more-you'll be a Man, my son!Remember
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more, day by day,
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that I once had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.After Glow
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an after glow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve,
to dry before the sun
of happy memories
that I leave when life is doneA Child of Mine
A child of mine, God said
For you to love the while she lives
And mourn for when she's dead
It may be six or seven years,
Or forty-two or three
But will you, till I call her back
Take care of her for me?
And - should her stay be brief,
You'll have her lovely memories
As a solace for your grief
I cannot promise she will stay
For all from earth returns
But there are lessons taught below
I want this child to learn.
In my search for teachers true
And from all beings that crowd life's land
I have chosen you
Now, will you give her all your love
Nor think the labor vain.
Nor hate me when I come to take
This lent child back again
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done.
For all the joys Thy child will bring
The risk of grief we'll run
We will shelter her with tenderness
We'll love her while we may -
And for the happiness we have now know
Forever grateful stay."
Much sooner than we'd planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understandShould you go First
to walk the road alone
I'll live in memory's garden, dear
with happy days we've known
in Spring I'll wait for roses red,
when fades the lilacs blue,
in early fall, when brown leaves call
I'll catch a glimpse of you
for battles to be fought,
each thing you've touched along the way
will be a hallowed spot
I'll hear your voice;
I'll see your smile,
though blindly I may grope
the memory of your helping hand
will buoy me on with hope
to finish with the scroll,
no length'ning shadows ahall creep in
to make this life seem droll
We've known so much of happiness
we've had our cup of joy,
and memory is one gift of God
that death cannot destroy
one thing I'd have you do;
walk slowly down that long, lone path,
for soon I'll follow you
I'll want to know each step you take
that I may walk the same,
for some day down that lonely road
you'll hear me call your nameThe Broken Chain
In life we loved you dearly,in death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.It's a Time of Heartfelt Sadness
When a loved one passes on
But know your loved one lives in joy
And peace where he (or she) has gone
That's where the sadness lies
But others who have missed him
now rejoice in Heaven's skies
Because our time on earth will flee
We'll then live with him forever
Throughout all eternityWarm Summer Sun
Warm southern wind, blow softly here;
Green sod above, lie light, lie light;
Good night, dear heart, good night, good night.Memories in the Heart
Feel no sorrow in a smile that she’s not here to share
You cannot grieve forever, she would not want you to
She’d hope that you can carry on, the way you always do
So talk about the good times and the ways you showed you cared
The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared
Let memories surround you.
Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day
That brings her back as clearly as though she were still here
And fills you with the feelings that she is always near
For if you keep these moments, you will never be apart
And she will live forever locked safe within your heartA Silent Tear
All the memories that you have of me
Just sit and relax and you will find
I'm really still there inside your mind
Don’t cry for me now I'm gone
For I am in the land of song
There is no pain, there is no fear
So dry away that silent tear
Don’t think of me in the dark and cold
For here I am, no longer old
I'm in that place that’s filled with love
Known to you all, as "UP ABOVE"Don't Weep
For I am not there,
I've a date with a butterfly
to dance in the air.
I'll be singing in the sunshine,
Wild and free,
Playing tag with the wind,
Please dont weep for me.
How can i live
What am i to do
Now apart of my heart,
Is buried with you?In Memoriam
But nothing is the same
We have to hide our heartache
When someone speaks your name
Sad are the hearts that love you
Silent are the tears that fall
Living without you is the hardest part of all
You did so many things for us
Your heart was so kind and true
And when we needed someone
We could always count on you
The special years will not return
When we are all together
But with the love in our hearts
You walk with us forever
