When I am dead, my friends
Sing no sad songs for me
Plant thou no flowers at my head
Nor shady cypress tree
See that my ashes be strown out
In the sea, disperse and wet;
And if thou wilst, remember
And if thou wilst, forget
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The days get shorter
Our hearts grow stronger
With just the memory of you
In our hearts you will always be there
But never able to touch you
Sad are our hearts that love you
Silent tears that fall
Living our lives without you
is the hardest part of all
We knew that you had tired
when no longer could you hold on
our tears were shed upon you
for no longer could we be strong
But our bond remains unbroken
special memories we have to keep
inside our hearts, forever more
when you have gone to sleep
We only part to meet again
though mighty boundless waves may sever
remembrance oft shall bring you near
and I will with you go forever
And oft at midnight's silent hour
when brilliant planets shall guide the ocean
your name shall rise to heaven's highest star
and mingle with my soul's devotion
God looked around His garden and
found an empty space
He then looked down up on the earth
and saw your tired face
He put His arms around you and
lifted you to rest
God's garden must be beautiful
He only takes the best
May the winds of love blow softly
and whisper for you to hear
that we still love and miss you
and wish that you were here
We'll meet again, someday, somewhere
May the winds of love blow softly
and whisper for you to hear
that we still love and miss you
and wish that you were here
We'll meet again, someday, somewhere
A name, almost as beautiful as you
A child so perfect, too good to be true
We so much wanted to welcome you with all our
love
But now you are a special angel in Heaven
above
You touched our life, our heart and our soul so
deep
That we would want to understand your eternal
sleep
Maybe God has other plans for you in store
But for now each second pains us more
You pretty, perfect baby, may you rest in peace
Our love will stay with you, carrying you softly like summer breeze
Each time we will look at the stars in the sky
We'll see your twinkle so bright, 'cause little
angels never die
To some you are forgotten
To others just part of the past
But to us who loved and lost you
Your memory will always last
I dreamt "death" came the other night
and heaven's gate stood open wide
With kindly grace an angel came
and ushered me inside
and there to my astonishment
stood folks I'd known on earth
some I'd labelled as unfit
or little worth
Indignant words arose to my lips
but never were set free
for every face
showed stunned surprise
no one expected me...
— ingezonden door Mariëlle Thorissen
May the roads rise to meet you
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall soft upon your land
and until we meet again
may God hold you
in the palm of His hand
— ingezonden door Ingrid