let me come close
to embrace your life.
Let me give you kisses of parting-
One for your hands consistently open
and working for others
One for your cheek where the dimple lies
with your good cheer.
Let me bless your generous heart
and tender ways
with encouraging expressions
of thankfulness
that you were here, and quite dear.
Before you go, I will pray-
for your safe journey
in the world that will carry you
in the arms of the God
that sustains us.
I bid you a fond farewell...
Farewell, sweetheart!
The gift of who you are
is the grace that remains
with us.
Before you go,
let me come close
and embrace your precious life
one last time.
- Les'Nspired
