"Keeper Of The Stars"
by Tracert
When I think of love...
I think of roses and red hearts...
quiet walks...
and soft, tranquil music.
I envision a dove
taking flight on a crisp fall morn...
the first snowflake in winter...
and sounds of first robin in the spring.
I envision a glorious sunrise...
a spectacular rainbow...
and stars brightly shinning
on a summer night.
And I envision Jerry...
his eyes radiating warmth,
joy and vitality,
the tender feelings in his soul
reflecting from his happy face.~ ©Henry Ward ~
At Jim's wedding, 1993
I've seen you in crowded halls
And across the empty square;
Without fail you lift the pall,
By the sincere smile you wear.
Your face becomes a beacon,
Shinning through the drabbest shoals,
Dawning warmer than the sun,
Into a gloomy soul.
I know your smile by its source ~
Beaming through your transparent heart;
Twinkling through your eyes, of course ~
It's God's laughter you impart!©David Smith 10-31-98
I do not need a special day to bring you to my mind.
The days I do not think of you are impossible to find.
Each morning when I awake, I know that you are gone,
And few have seen the heartache as I try to carry on.
My heart aches with sadness and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you, I try hard not to show.
My thoughts are always with you, your spot no one can fill.
In life I loved you dearly; in death I love you still.
There will ever be a heartache, and often a silent tear.
But also precious memories of the time when you were here.
I hold you close within my heart, always you remain,
To walk with me throughout my life, until we meet again.~ author unknown ~
I wrote your name in the sand, but the tide washed it away.
I wrote your name on the sky, but the wind blew it away.
Love wrote your name on my heart,
and forever it will stay.
Love doesn't hide.
It stays and fights. It goes the distance.
That's why
God made love so strong.
So it can carry you...all the way home.
I said, "God, I
hurt..."
And God said, "I know."
I said,
"God, I cry a lot..."
And God said, "That is why I
gave you tears."
I said, "God, I am so depressed..."
And
God said, "That is why I gave you Sunshine."
I said,
"God, life is so hard..."
And God said, "That is
why I gave you loved ones."
I said, "God, it
hurts..."
And God said, "I know."
I said, "God, my
son died..."
And God
said, "So did mine."
I said, "God, it is such a
loss..."
And God said, "I saw mine nailed to a cross."
I
said, "God, but your loved one lives..."
And God
said, "So does yours."
I said, "God, where are they
now?"
And God said, "Mine is on My right, and yours is in the
Light."
Life gives
us time,
but only love gives it meaning.
Life In Abundance comes
only through great love.
If you have it, you don't need to have anything
else,
and if you don't have it,
it doesn't much matter what else
you have.
Sometimes,
Life is
changed,
Loving is not enough, and when it's not
enough,
the greatest gift you can give, is to set Love Free.
To live in
hearts we leave behind is not to die.
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