April's Angel

Sister, you left me without saying goodbye And lived your life in a wink and a sigh Born in the spring with a short season to give I lost you in the fall leaving a long winter to outlive You taught me love and held me close in my grief I'm wishing we had never put our faith in false belief Nothing could harm us as we sought out love When you were gone, something I could barely speak of I miss your presence even more today On your birthday, this Easter Sunday I have only to hope and pray And wonder about the woman you would have become Lend me your strength not to succumb To sadness, yet whisper to me to go on and grow So I carry you with me wherever I go You're there in my dreams and never really apart Now you can finally take flight and know heaven's heart You are my April angel that will never depart