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Four days after my mother died of cancer (11-28-2005), my
father's sister Ruth also lost an 8 year
battle with
cancer. This is a poem she had written about her impending
reunion with the Lord.
IF TOMORROW STARTS
WITHOUT ME
If
tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there
to see,
If the sun should
rise and find your eyes
All filled with
tears for me,
I wish so much
you wouldn't cry the way you did today,
While thinking of
the many things,
We didn't get to
say.
I know how much
you love me,
As much as I love
you,
And each time you
think of me,
I know you'll
miss me too,
But when tomorrow
starts without me,
Please try to
understand,
That an angel
came and called my name,
And took me by
the hand,
And said my place
was ready,
In heaven far
above.
And that I'd have
to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned
to walk away,
A TEAR fell from
my eye, for all my life,
I'd always
thought, I didn't want to die,
I had so much to
live for,
So much left yet
to do,
It seemed almost
impossible,
That I was
leaving you.
I thought of all
the yesterdays,
The good ones and
the bad,
I thought of all
we shared,
And all the fun
we had.
If I could relive
yesterday,
Just even for a
while
I'd say good-bye
and kiss you and maybe see you smile,
But this could
never be,
For emptiness and
memories, would take the place of me.
And when I
thought of worldly things
I might miss come
tomorrow,
I thought of you,
and when I did,
My heart was
filled with sorrow.
But when I walked
through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at
home
When God looked
down and smiled at me,
From His great
golden throne,
He said, "This is
eternity, and all that I promised you."
Today your life
on earth is past,
But here life
starts anew,
I promise no
tomorrow,
But today will
always last,
And since each
day's the same way,
There's no
longing for the past.
You have been so
faithful,
So trusting and
so true,
Though there were
times you did some things,
You know you
shouldn't do,
But you have been
forgiven, and now at last you're free.
So won't you come
and take my hand,
And share my life
with me?
So when tomorrow
starts without me,
Don't think we're
far apart,
For every time yo
think of me,
I'm right here,
in your heart.
All my love, Ruth
Wife, Mom,.
Grandmother and Great Grandmother
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