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With All Our Love

We did not want to say goodbye

You shared the best you were with us
And placed our lives above your own
You comforted and lifted up
And sheltered us and made our home

We did not want to say goodbye

For every time our thoughts of you
In memories seemed so alive
With dreams of things that we would do
But now, though late, we realize

We did not want to say goodbye

And though life’s purpose is not clear
We learn that time demands its due
Yet love, once shared, won’t disappear
And while we’re living … nor shall you

We did not want to say goodbye

But now we must, for you have left
And though we’ll dream of yesterday
You leave us sad, yet truly blessed
So now with all our love we say

… Goodbye

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 7/2/2019 11:43:00 AM
This tribute to your mother is exquisite! Congratulations on your deserving win!
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Date: 7/2/2019 6:59:00 AM
Beautiful, Brian. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 10/24/2018 8:14:00 PM
A poem written following the passing of my Mother.
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