A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam And for a brief moment, It's glory and beauty belong to our world But then it flies on again And though we wish it could have stayed, we feel lucky to have seen it. ~Unknown~

The Rose Beyond the Wall A rose once grew where all could see, Sheltered beside a garden wall, And, so the days passed swiftly by, It spread its branches, straight and tall... One day, a beam of light shone through A crevice that had opened wide ~ The rose bent gently toward its warmth Then passed beyond to the other side... Now, you who deeply feel its loss, Be comforted ~ the rose blooms there ~ Its beauty even greater now, Nurtured by God's own loving care. ~Unknown~

If tears could build a stairway, and memories were a lane I would walk right up to heaven to bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken. No time to say goodbye, You were gone before I knew it and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness, and secret tears still flow, What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know. ~Unknown~

In Memory Of... You never said I'm leaving You never said goodbye You were gone before I knew it, And only God knew why A million times I needed you, A million times I cried If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died In life I loved you dearly In death I love you still In my heart you hold a place, That no one could ever fill It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone For part of me went with you, The day God took you home. Author Unknown