GOODBYE MAMA JAN

I QUIETLY GLANCED
AROUND THE HUSHED ROOM

AT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
LOVINGLY

SURROUNDING
OUR MOTHER'S DEATHBED

AS SHE TOOK HER 
TWO LAST PEACEFUL BREATHS,
I LEANED DOWN TO TELL HER 
HOW VERY MUCH I LOVED HER
AND HOW VERY SORRY
I HADN'T BEEN A BETTER DAUGHTER.
AND AS I KISSED HER CHEEK FOR THE FINAL TIME,
 I NOTICED SHE HAD A SMALL TEAR IN HER EYE.
SHE HAD BEEN LISTENING
TO A CLOSE FRIEND

SING SWEET HYMNS
OF THE SWEET BY AND BY

AND THEN
 HER SOUL LEFT HER QUIETLY,

LIKE A WHISPER OR THE SOUND OF AN ANGEL'S  WINGS.

I MAY HAVE SADNESS IN MY HEART FOR NOW

BECAUSE I WILL MISS YOUR SWEET SMILE

THAT BROUGHT A GLITTER TO YOUR SOUL AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES,

BUT I WANT TO REJOICE AND BE HAPPY FOR YOU,

KNOWING YOU ARE A PART OF GOD'S FAMILY.

NOW REST IN OUR FATHER'S ARMS,

REUNITED WITH YOUR LOVED ONES,

EXACTLY WHERE YOU BELONG.
SEE YOU SOON.

2 CORINTHIANS 8


...TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY
IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.