When all is said and done

And the last clod  

Is thrown on top of me,

Will anyone ever take

The time to recognize

That the woman

I yearn to be

No longer resides

In this temporal form,

But has gone to join

Her light with the Son.

 

It is true her only crime

Was forgiving  others  

And loving others

Too much.

Her love for nature

Was strong.

She would often give

People a gentle touch

And share her words

In a soothing rhyme.

She had little, but gave much.

 

She would make right

Any perceived wrong,

Give help to others

In life’s storms.

She sought to be

With the wounded,

Kind and warm.

She did not aim

To make a fortune

Or run after fame,

But to sing her song.

 

She sought to achieve:

A love of good books;

In God, to have faith;  

To become a good cook;

To finally feel safe;

In others, to believe;

To earn people’s trust;

To be a good mother,

And be a great friend;

To respect Mother nature,

And to “Be Love,” in the end.

Yu/stan/kema.