If I should ever leave you whom I love
To go along the silent way,
Grieve not,
Nor speak of me with tears,
But laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there.
And when you hear a song
Or see a flower or a bird I loved,
Please do not let the thought of me be sad
For I am loving you just as I always have
You were so good to me!
Remember that I did not fear...
It was just leaving you that was so hard to face
We cannot see beyond
But this I know;
I love you so
'twas heaven here with you!
Adapted from the poem "To Those I Love"
by Isla Paschal Richardson
