Since early times, the butterfly has symbolized renewed life.
The caterpiller signifies life here on earth;
The cocoon, death and the butterfly,
The emergence of the dead into a
New, beautiful and free existence.
This candle shall burn untill we see you again,
Like our love for you shall burn for eternity.
Let this flame light our path of darkness,
That we must travel on without you beside us.
For where there is light, there lies our hope.
To be reunited with you,
only then can this flame be extinguished.
So be at peace Scott, and when the time is right,
We will once again be walking the same path.
Our Memories
Our memories of you Scott are
like beautiful water colors forever etched
in the corners of our minds.
All our memories of the way you were,
scattered pictures of all the smiles you left behind.
The smiles you gave to each and everyone of us.
Your memories are beautiful,
and yet what's to painful to remember,
we'll simply choose to forget.
So it's the laughter we will remember,
the laughter that was in your music,
the smiles you brought in your love for us.
That is the best memory of all,
The memory of the way you were.
~**~**~
Inspired by :Barbara Striesands ( The Way We Were )
Read and adabted by : Dwayne Blanton
Submitted by : Audrey Labella ( Mom)
*Written and read at Scott's memorial
celebration the first year after his death.
Bereavement
Please don't ask me if I'm over it yet,
I'll never be over it.
Please don't tell me he's in a better place,
He isn't here with me.
Please don't say at least he isn't suffering,
I haven't come to terms with why he had to suffer at all.
Please don't tell me you know how it feels,
Unless you have lost a child.
Please don't ask me if I feel better,
Bereavement isn't a condition that clears up.
Please don't tell me at least you had him for some years,
What year would you choose your child to die?
Please don't tell me God never gives us more than we can bear,
Please just say you are sorry for my loss.
Please just say you remember my child if you do.
Please just let me talk about my child.
Please mention my childs name.
Please just let me cry.
~**~**~
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