You can shed tears that he is gone by David Harkins

You can shed tears that he is gone,

or you can smile because he has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that he’ll come back,

or you can open your eyes and see all he’s left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him,

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he’s gone,

or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, 

be empty and turn your back,

Or you can do what he’d want: 

smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

 David Harkins

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful, 

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell,

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

--Cecil Frances Alexander

Those who mean the most to us

Those who mean the most to us

Are never really gone.

For in our thoughts and in our hearts

Their memory still lives on

So may you find that passing time

Can somehow help to heal

Those memories will ease the loss

And sorrow that you feel

My Precious Little Baby

My Precious Little Baby,
Your face I've never seen.
Your skin I've never touched before,
Nor held you close to me.
You lived inside my body,
But only for a while;
Till Jesus softly whispered,
"Come home my little child."
You must have been a special child;
If God needed you up there.
Because heaven is a better home,
It's beauty can't compare.
So, till I get to heaven,
And see your shining face;
Jesus will take care of you,
And love you in my place.
Yes, Jesus loves His little lambs,
They sit around His throne;
So sit on Jesus' lap dear child--
Till Mommy gets called home.

~Author Unknown

Nothing can ever take away the love a heart holds

Nothing can ever take away the love a heart holds, dear fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps them near.

A Time to Remember

A Time to Remember

They come into our lives for such a short time

A time we wouldn't trade not even for a dime

Then before you know it the years have flown by

And then all of the sudden we're saying good-bye

It wasn't that long ago we said our good-byes

We held on to you tight as you closed your eyes

Your spirit has flown home on the wings of a dove

Into God's loving arm's; in heaven above

Over the days we've shed many tears

But the memories we have will live on for years

We feel your presence and we know that your near

You're keeping us safe and calming our fear

We think about memories from years past

When you were young and strong and ran so fast

We remember all the great times that we all had

How you always made us happy never made us mad

They were the best and happiest years we had

We'll always look back on them and never be sad

We look forward to the time we'll be together again

And we thank the Lord for such a great friend

Now you run and play up in Heaven above

Cradled in God's arms covered with his love

Playing by the Bridge waiting for the day

We come down thru the meadow to the bridge to stay

The love that you showed us we'll never forget

Because to us you're one very special pet

You're like a star in the dark of night

Always watching over us with the Lord's light

So now we take time to remember our best friend

Who will always be with us even to the end

We'll always remember you the way you were

One big lovable huggable pile of fur

-John Quealy

Remembering Moss and Jake

The moment that you died

The moment that you died

my heart was torn in two,

one side filled with heartache,

the other died with you.

I often lie awake at night,

when the world is fast asleep,

and take a walk down memory lane,

with tears upon my cheeks.

Remembering you is easy,

I do it everyday,

but missing you is heartache

that never goes away.

I hold you tightly within my heart

and there you will remain.