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Beki
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since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

0 posted 2004-04-30 02:27 AM

I wrote this villanelle formy grandmother's funeral a year ago - it was read at the graveside service

Sleep Softly Now

Sleep softly now, we will not weep.
Death is a temporary thing ;
Your love stays with us - go to sleep.

Although our sense of loss is deep,
To precious memories we'll cling.
Sleep softly now, we will not weep.

There is a legacy we keep,
A gift to others we can bring;
Your love stays with us - go to sleep.

We know death's victory is cheap,
It cannot bind your spirit's wing.
Sleep softly now, we will not weep.

For Heaven's rich rewards you'll reap,
With angel choirs you will sing.
Your love stays with us - go to sleep.

In joy you'll wake with Christ the King,
His mercy can defeat death's sting.
Sleep softly now, we will not weep;
Your love stays with us - go to sleep.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
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1 posted 2004-04-30 02:35 AM

tender write...thanks for sharing

Brad_Smith
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since 2004-01-09

Posts 70
Dallas, Texas

2 posted 2004-04-30 02:51 AM

so sweet, sincere and soft. this is precious, it would make for a great lullaby

Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

3 posted 2004-04-30 03:02 AM

thank you shadows and brad...well, it meant to be just that, a lullaby, for her last eternal sleep

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

4 posted 2004-04-30 09:19 AM

Beautiful.

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

5 posted 2004-04-30 09:28 AM

Very tender...very moving.
Hugs~

~I love you - those three words have my life in them.~

aujussy wolf

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since 2003-08-09

Posts 1215
Michigan

6 posted 2004-04-30 05:46 PM

Sleep softly now, we will not weep;
Your love stays with us - go to sleep.

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

7 posted 2004-04-30 07:00 PM

a beautiful poem....

~~**~~
le vent chante avec le calme doux
calme de nuit
sien beauté sur mes lèvres
~~**~~

Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

8 posted 2004-05-01 12:19 PM

thank you everyone for reading and taking the time to comment on this - it is very special to me as my grandma was the most important person in my life, I feel her loss daily.I only hope she liked it...I am sure she heard it

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