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Today has been the day I have dreaded
For a very long time
Because you have always been so important to me
And quite frankly, a dear friend of mine;
Today was the day we had to put you to rest.
My heart was full of sorrow
Leaving me with such a heavy chest;
My mind was also wheeling
With the sweet memories of you,
Some old and some new;
Everything around me reminded me of you.
I had tried my hardest to stay strong
But that didn’t last very long,
As the tears started rolling down my face,
At a very steady pace
And they just wouldn’t stop,
No matter how hard I tried another one would drop.
I did not wish to say good-bye.
So I asked GOD silently, “Why?”
I told HIM there was still so much more
I had wanted to say
And then I looked up at the skies and continued to pray.
The sun was shining
Like it had been smiling;
I then felt an inner peace
Like my life was given a new lease.
GOD needed another angel in heaven I suddenly realized.
That’s why HE chose you; I shouldn’t be surprised
Because you had been a perfect example
Of how others like myself should live their lives.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
(The picture was taken at Pelee Island at the graves of my great grandparents.)
(This music video, “Heaven Got Another Angel,” By: Gordon True is taken from YouTube.com)
Today has been the day I have dreaded
For a very long time
Because you have always been so important to me
And quite frankly, a dear friend of mine;
Today was the day we had to put you to rest.
My heart was full of sorrow
Leaving me with such a heavy chest;
My mind was also wheeling
With the sweet memories of you,
Some old and some new;
Everything around me reminded me of you.
I had tried my hardest to stay strong
But that didn’t last very long,
As the tears started rolling down my face,
At a very steady pace
And they just wouldn’t stop.
No matter how hard I tried another one would drop.
I did not wish to say good-bye.
So I asked GOD silently, “Why?
I told HIM there was still so much more
I had wanted to say
And then I looked up at the skies and continued to pray.
The sun was shining
Like it had been smiling;
I then felt an inner peace
Like my life was given a new lease.
GOD needed another angel in heaven I suddenly realized.
That’s why HE chose you; I shouldn’t be surprised
Because you had been a perfect example
Of how others like myself should live their lives.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
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