Holding in memory
Mother, Popzee, Father, Brother
Rose and Cleo, Grand mothers and fathers
Syl and John, and Bill are gone
Julie, Colleen, off for celestial song
Uncle Mike, Karl, Dick, and Dolph
Aunty Alice, and Grace are far off
Every second someone’s loved one passes
Illness, violence, some bizarre trespasses
War and peace take lives away
Leaving sadness for some heart to pray
Birth and living till breath be gone
Some live decades some aren’t here for long
For this day when remembrances are given
Parades and stories regale the once living
Laughter, tears, some aching hearts
I feel grateful most were here from my start
For better or worse memories wash over you
It’s how it goes, it’s what memories do
In memorial I have my heart as my altar
I tuck my loved ones tender till my breath will falter
With last breath I depart this Earthly home of my bones
To join all those souls in Infinity where we are never alone
Not death will keep love’s embrace far away
I celebrate you all on this Memorial day.
