The spirits stand before me to guide me on my way
To a place so peaceful that I would like to stay
I'll be on the wings of eagles soaring through the skies
While all my friends and family say their last goodbyes
I am the bear gone fishing for everlasting life
Until I am reunited with my children and my wife
I hear lots of animals running through this eternal land
As they have come to greet me and take me by the hand
The wolves lay here beside me somewhere beyond the moon
As I wait for my family to come and visit someday soon
And I shall go on hunting for the place to lay to rest
Beside my loving mother in holy blessedness
I see the gates of our great spirit as I start drawing near
And send lots of hugs and kisses to those I hold so dear
I'll be on my journey home somewhere past our great sun
So I'm sending loving spirits to all my beloved ones
by Deborah Lynn Gale
with deepest sympathy to Native, David Welch
With deepest sympathy from the bottom of my heart
I don't understand how your feeling
But I know your torn apart
The love in my heart grows stronger everyday
I know your hurting and your here to stay
I feel your pain when I look in your eyes
Let me hold you till your pain dies
I'm here for you when your down, When your sad
When you frown
When your happy , When your glad
Even when your being bad
I love you with all my heart
From this day we will never part
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