Farewell
You rest in peace in such a sumptuous bed of flowers
that you never dreamed of while you stayed with us.
Your years of toil are over, and now you may relax
as long as you would wish in this magnificence of flowers,
wallowing in beauty and their perfumes, and caressed
by all the singularly lovely memories of you that rest with us.
Think kindly of us for our follies while we err in this mundanity,
like we will never lose the sight of your example
as not just a caring mother, but so full of care for all your friends.
We will not weep, because we know you are still there
and will not leave us, for as long as we will keep you in our minds,
since you gave us your love to never take it back
but to remain with us and grow forever.
Poetry by Christian Lanciai
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Written on 2007-02-22 at 20:10
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