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A Poem for Celeste |
The path to Heaven swings down Earth-bound, touching the surface ever so sweet Rejoining two souls meant to be as one Children left to do the good deeds as all children do Strong-winds of emotion remind us how to love and be loved Forever cradling fear in a mother's arms This the Lord says will wash away with tears And return to us in everlasting love for those who pass Children are the resemblance of those who created them In a likeness not unlike God, or a mother, a father You will live on Celeste, rejoining your husband, your other-half Worry not dear mother, for Elena and Joe will live on too, Burning candles in your name, rejoicing as siblings do, in your name Your love meanders like a stream into the lives you have touched Irradiating joy and happiness through children and those who celebrate life And love, family, friends, and even death Worry not dear mother, for those who came before will now be with you In God's arms; an everlasting embrace Worry not dear mother, for there is work to be done, in your name And in the eternal Lord's Sleep softly, forever, and awake to find the beauty that envelops you Like soft fingers And when you awake: know you are forever blessed (loved) by James Sturch |
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