MEMORIALS & TRIBUTES
For Gabriel, and all the
others that
we have so dearly loved...
"I'll lend you, for a little
while, a bird of mine," He said.
"For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years,
or maybe twenty-three,
But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to
gladden you, and shall his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will
stay, as all from Earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there I want this bird to learn.
I've looked the whole world
over in my search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all
your love - not think this labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call, to take him back again.
I fancied that I heard them
say, 'Dear Lord, thy will be done.'
For all the joy this bird shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shower him with
tenderness and love while we may,
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.
And should the angels call
for him much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand."
~Author unknown
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