From the Ashes of Winter Comes the Beauty of Spring

From the ashes of winter Comes the beauty of spring After the cold Warmth, sunshine does bring Winters crumpled leaves are like ashes Lying on the ground Eventually new plant life appears And springs greenery abounds Life also changes Just as the seasons do Cycles of life Mama and Daddy went through They each had a long life Full of moments good and bad Sometimes they were happy Sometimes they were sad At different times in their life They each accepted Christ's loving call At death they would see Heaven Because Jesus gave His all As they accepted the gift of salvation Their hearts joyfully soared Knowing an eternity in Heaven Would one day, be their reward For Mama sickness was like winter Cold and dark But she knew on a joyful journey She soon would embark For Daddy sickness was like winter Dark and cold But he knew Heavenly wonders He soon would behold Much pain and suffering They each endured But by the blood of Jesus Their souls were insured As their lives each drew closer And closer to an end We all knew soon, life's last breath They would expend When to a life of sickness They could no longer cling I imagine they heard the flutter Of sweet angel wings They each knew death to them Sickness would bring But they did not fear the pain Of death's lonely cold sting For they each were saved By God's wonderful grace They would meet death Wrapped in God's loving embrace As the death angel Took them, each gently away They entered the land Of bright eternal day As they entered eternal happiness Their souls began to sing They were now in the presence Of Jesus the Heavenly King Their cycle of life Was now complete They were now a part Of Heaven's elite Death had taken them To beautiful Heaven above They would be forever ensconced In God's pure love Meeting Jesus in Heaven Their hearts leapt Angels led the way As they each stepped Through the scattered ashes of winter That sickness did bring Into the majestic beauty Of Heaven's glorious eternal spring This poem was included in Echoes of the Soul Christian Poetry book one of the Heart and Soul Christian Poetry Collection by Esselle Davis (pen name I use)