Poetic Mourners


You are gone, but you'll always be remembered
You stood strong and proud and never surrendered
You touched the lives of so many, rich and poor
Your caring ways will be remembered for ever more
You were the Princess everyone felt they knew
Since you've been gone our lives are a darker blue
Only the Lord knows why you were taken so young
And I'm sure his work for you isn't quite done
[Posted by Rebecca Farrell]


The land awoke this morning
A lessor place for sure
For it lost it's fairy Princess
And the pain it must endure

No more the beaming beacon
Her smile of joy to see
Only memories of days gone by
And a future not to be

They'll lay the Princess down to sleep
In the land that was her home
And her spirit once again will live
In the land she calls her own
[Posted by Pat Reagan]


It's difficult to explain how I felt deep inside
When I heard the news that you had died
Death has always been so difficult for me to understand
Each time someone dies, an answer from God I always demand
I may not have known you but I know you had a loving heart
There are so many lives in which you played a special part
Now your dead I know you have gone to a better place
We will not cry - we will celebrate your final days
Because you found happiness just before you died
Happiness that for most of your life you had been denied
Death has taken you to a place much better than this
You have finally found eternal peace
[Posted by Christine O.]


A Provoking Thought: Lady Di
She surely was a lady, every gesture, every glance,
But silenced in her prime of life, she barely had a chance,
A chance to teach us all about the way to show concern
To those less fortunate than us; a chance for us to learn
That money and position, fairy tale romances, too
Can't make up for a lasting love, can't always bring you through.

A waste...and more, a pity, and the senseless tragedy
Was for her a life of running from the cruel papparazzi.
Now sons without a mother have been left to bear the pain,
A "once-upon-a-time" prince left to think....and think again....
If he'd lived up to his legend, would she still so brightly shine??
How much guilt is on his shoulders for the newspaper headline?

A waste...and more, a pity; now come sorrows and regrets;
What WE merit in this life is often what another gets.
The end result of cheating wreaks its havoc everywhere,
And those without a choice are given pain and grief to bear.

Be faithful then and honor all the vows that you have made,
And in the silent midnight you won't have to be afraid.
Your conscience won't disturb you, your devotion will insure
That your sleep will be unruffled, and your home will be secure.
[Posted by Diane Haynes]


"When all goodbyes are said and done,
When night time weaves its spell,
When memories past still linger on,
My heart is still, I think of you.

When God's light wing of Dawn draws nigh,
When the morn is cloaked with gold,
When words of love are faintly heard,
My spirit rests, remembering you.

When the moon is full, with the sky aglow,
When the Star of Love
Rides the Wings of a Dove,
When the Song of Victory
Drowns the Cry of Defeat,
My heart is still,
I think of you.

When the Light of Love
Shines far above,
When the soul is free,
REMEMBER ME.
[Posted by Jennifer Walker]


"Do not grieve for me
Where I go the days skip gently by.
Did you not see the look of peace upon my face?
Have you not wondered why?
Where I go, there is no sun or snow
Nothing old or new
I go to sleep a little while
And wait for you."
[Posted by Jen Walker & Fran Robitaille]


Winsome youth, and majestic grace
A touch of Love, in a barren place.

Eye of compassion, seldom seen
Now kept alive, by a dreamer's dream.

No more the smile shall we embrace
Robbed from us by an early grave.

Righteous heir born to the thrown
Yes Queen of Hearts, son of your bone.

Under Sky of blue, on field of green
The pipers call; to end the dream.
[Posted by William T. Spencer]


Perhaps her death may be a blessing in disguise,
for at last she is safe from those prying eyes.
[Posted by Yingzi]


For Prince William and Prince Harry: A Mother's Prayer--

That night, she knelt beside their bed,
And kissing both her sleeping sons
With tears, she softly said:

"Watch over them dear Lord; I know
The hour's come, that I must go
To sleep. Good night my darling ones;
Your mother loves you so."
[Posted by Steven Douglas De Lacy]


"Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die."
[Posted by Debs]


"If you could see the ugliest leper with the eyes of love,
His beauty would out-dazzle in your eyes the starlit sea.
If one drop of the Wine of Vision could rinse your eyes,
Wherever you looked, you would weep with wonder."
In memoriam to Princess Diana, an inspiration to me.
[Posted by Harvetta Asamoah Al-Namour]


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