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If I Should Die

If I Should Die 
When the autumn leaves 
Are trampled underfoot 
When the earth is cold and bare 
And the sky is overcast and grey,
If all that I possess in life 
Precious loved ones and dear friends 
All memory, laughter, song and dance 
Are  overcome by grief and sorrow 
In the end, 
Think not that I am gone forever 
But only for a brief moment 
We have parted company, 
To meet again for all eternity. 


                    W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2020.

                     9/4/20

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/24/2020 8:25:00 PM

Well written. Happy thoughts about the afterlife. The soul does not die. Where it ends up is another story. Panagiota xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/9/2020 4:09:00 PM

What a lovely sentiment, and an easy ease into the next life, the better ones.