Hold fast to your memories,
to all of the cherished moments
of the past,
to the blessings and the laughter,
the joys and the celebrations,
the sorrow and the tears.
They all add up to a treasure
of fond yesterdays
that you shared and spent together,
and they keep the one you loved
close to you in spirit and thought.

The special moments
and memories in your life
will never change.
They will always be in your heart,
today and forevermore.

-Linda E. Knight

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With deepest sympathy,

Bill

My Rainbow
by Max The Poet ©2000

A colorful rainbow,
I have found,
Each and every time,
That you are around.

The rainbow is brilliant,
To describe it, I can't begin,
Every color of life,
Is contained therein.

My rainbow, is you,
You are the colors that I see,
Nothing can be compared to you,
At least, not to me.

A sign of God's great love,
Is the rainbow that I see,
Each time I look at you,
You are, reminding me.

Colorful in every way,
Are you, my special friend,
I had to tell you this, today,
My love for you, will never end.

I hope I have stated your beauty well,
And that you will come to know,
That forever till the end of time,
I'll love you, my rainbow.

Copyright By ~ Max the Poet ~

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Stars twinkle above.
Little White Girl is there too,
Shining bright with love.

May she dance forever in your heart.

Jasmine,Taz,Honey and Sugar
Missing,Valentine and Chelsea

Sandy and Fuzzies

We have a secret, you and I
that no one else shall know
for who but I can see you lie
each night in fire glow?
And who but I can reach my hand
before we go to bed
and feel the living warmth of you
and touch your silken head?
And only I walk woodland paths
and see ahead of me
your small form racing with the wind
so young again, and free.
And only I can see you swim
in every brook I pass...
and when I call no one but I
can see the bending grass.

I was adrift on waves of feelings
swirling circles about my mind
wondering if I had the strength
to decide it was your time.
Did I have the right to make this choice
that would change our lives forever,
did I have the will to sacrifice
our precious time together?
Was I wrong in thinking of myself
while you grew so frail and weak,
was I selfish in my desperate need
to have you here with me to keep?
Into your bright green eyes I searched
and found within your soul,
the echo of a far-seen wisdom,
the kind which only angels know.
You gently rocked my broken heart
and with angelic calm
you lifted all the guilt I felt
for wanting to hold on.
You showed me that the choice with which
I felt so wrecked and torn
lay upon a path God paved
the day that you were born.
Somehow you made me understand
the choice was never mine,
it had been appointed long before,
in another place and time.
So as I lay you down to sleep
your eternal spirit shines
and our paths will cross again someday
littlest angel of mine.

(Copyright 1997
by Terri Onorato. All Rights Reserved.)