e'en so lord...I cry when the mountains wake
when the sleepy dawn crests a new sun
reminding me that even the night
goes away...
so, I gather them up...those who remain
and I fill them with promises and hope
with lessons that will stay with them
beyond forever...
and I challenge them...be just a little better
take each morsel offered as if it were the first
and give it more of yourself than ever before
or again...
and, I smile at them...each one so lovely
just as wonderful today as they ever were
precious few cradled gentle in frame and glass
in memory...
e'en so lord, that someday I will take wing
flying high above those places they claim
just to see how they are doing and keep close
their smiles...
for even if the last of my days wears this loss
the precious best of this life will always be gain
worn the way I remember them, the way they are
in heart...