Her Journey Has Just Begun

Her journey has ended here on earth
Gone too soon
We miss her

But she is still with us
She is in the scent of the flowers
She lovingly grew

She is in the face of her grandchildren

Whom she loved so very much

Her spirit is everywhere

She is in that favorite song

That she sang along with on the radio

And she is in the stories she told

Of her childhood, of a different time and place

She is in the hearts of those she loved

And forever will be

She is in the old photographs

Pasted in the family albums

And in the worn and tattered quilts

Stitched with her own two hands

She is in that favorite recipe

That everyone always asked for

And she is in the memories

Of friends and relatives who smile

And remember how special she was

She is in the joy and the laughter

Of the family she called her own

Yes, her spirit is all around

Her journey has just begun

(In memory of my sister-in-law who passed away recently after a brief battle with cancer)

Anita