Don't grieve for me; for I'm free.
I followed the way that was chosen for me.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to weep, to love, or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I've now found peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
oh yes, these things, I, too, will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow, look for the sunshine of tomorrow.
Perhaps my time seems all too brief; don't lengthen your time with undue grief.
For I am free.
-author unknown
In Remembrance
December 20, 2022