"SAYING GOODBYE"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. A few years ago when my beautiful sister-in-law, Ann, passed away, our family found out someone else in the family had talent as a writer. My youngest grand-daughter, Kendra also wrote a poem in tribute to her and I'm more than happy to share it with you. It's titled "Saying Goodbye", and it goes like this:-----TEARS OF PAIN ROLLS DOWN YOUR FACE--WISHING SOMEHOW YOU COULD TAKE HER PLACE--BUT GOD HAS HIS REASONS AND HE HAS A GOOD PLAN--IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND--IT'S O.K. TO HURT AND IT'S O.K. TO CRY--BECAUSE THERE COMES A TIME WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE--SO TO ALL OF ANN'S SISTERS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY--KEEP HER IN YOUR HEARTS AND LOOK TOWARD A NEW DAY--FOR THAT IS WHAT SHE WOULD WANT YOU TO DO--REMEMBER HER ALWAYS AND HOW MUCH SHE LOVED YOU--AND TO ALL HER CHILDREN, WHILE I'M SURE YOU KNOW--IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO LET YOUR MOTHER GO--BUT SHE'S IN A BETTER PLACE AND SHE'S WATCHING OVER YOU--AND DOING WHAT YOU CAN IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO--AND TO HER MOTHER, IT WILL TAKE A WHILE--TO OVERCOME THE PAIN OF LOSING YOUR CHILD--BUT JUST REMEMBER, GOD ONLY TAKES THE BEST--AND KEEPING THIS IN MIND IS ALL I CAN SUGGEST--TO HER MANY GRAND CHILDREN, SHE LOVED YOU EACH THE SAME--AND YOU ALL HAVE HURTS, AND SORROW, AND PAIN--AND EVERYTIME I REALIZE SHE'S GONE--I HEAR HER LITTLE VOICE, SAYING, WE MUST MOVE ON--AND TO YOU DON BEARD, AS I KNOW SHE WOULD SAY--MAKE THE BEST OF LIFE EACH AND EVERY DAY--SHE WOULD TELL YOU NOT TO FORGET HER, AND BEFORE SHE WOULD GO--SHE'D SAY HOW MUCH SHE LOVES YOU, HOW MUCH YOU'LL NEVER KNOW--SHE WAS A WIFE, A MOTHER, A TEACHER AND A FRIEND--AND WHEN GOD TOOK HER LIFE, A NEW ONE BEGIN--SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS POEM YOU MIGHT ASK--TO SIMPLY REMEMBER EACH DAY COULD BE OUR LAST--SO IN THE WORDS OF ANN, AS I ONCE HEARD HER SAY--MAKE THE VERY BEST OF EACH AND EVERY DAY.-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll be back tomorrow.