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The Funeral Poem

I choose to be thankful Not to be sad For all of the wonderful Years that we had You gave me a smile That no one can steal You gave me a purpose In life that was real You gave me a blessing Like no other could When I was confused You understood You gave me much more Than I could ever repay God put peace in my heart When He called you away Though I stand by your grave I'll not shed a tear I'll always be thankful Because you were here

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 10/23/2016 3:25:00 PM

Hello Larry, I just finished reading your poem Do you have any anger with the death of your loved one? I have with mine I can not get rid of my anger.I am having a rough time right now. How did you get rid of anger if you had anger? There is no peace in my heart.

Larry Belt
Date: 10/24/2016 3:18:00 PM

Darlene, I'm sorry for the loss of your loved one...To answer your question, no I feel no anger...Death is and always has been a part of life...You can't have one without the other...I choose to be thankful for the time that I was allotted with my loved one, Death is not a choice my friend, it's something that we all must face,If I may, I would like you to read another poem that I wrote called, "The Last Mile"...I pray it will give you peace my friend,Sending Prayers...

Ralph Taylor

Date: 4/3/2013 9:39:00 PM

Hi Larry. Excellent, as usual. How have you been? Ralph