Paul Thomas Ferguson

Quietly I weep

Although I seem to hide it
My sorrow's still so deep
Missing you in silence
Quietly I weep

I long to see your smile
Hear your laughter, hug you tight
But you're no longer with me
You've headed toward the light

I'm sure you are quite happy
Here on earth I miss you so
Asking that same question
Why was it you that had to go?

I am sure there is an answer...
One that might make sense
When others offer reasons
I'm just on the defense

If they could understand me
Know how hard life is with grief
Just hold my hand and listen...
That would be a great relief

Although I seem to hide it
My sorrow's still so deep
Missing you in silence...
Quietly I weep

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) October 6, 2009

It's raining outside..
So cold and wet
Is it sunny in heaven?
It is I bet

Water falls from the sky..
Just like my tears..
That I cry

I cry so much..
And I hurt with pain
Since you went to heaven..
I've not been the same

I miss you so much..
As the days go by
My tears fall slowly..
As I wipe my eyes

I think of you..
With joy and pride
Please keep me safe..
And walk by my side

I look up to the sky..
As I think of you with love
My sweet Angel..
In heaven above


copyright© Jackie Thomas 29/07/09.

Love and Hugs Barbara xx

Barbara Richard Littles Mum July 29, 2009

Tonight I Hold this Candle

by Alan Pedersen

Tonight I hold this candle,
in memory of you.
Hoping someway somehow,
My love will shine through.
I close my eyes, lost in the glow,
there are so many things I want you to know.

This candle says I love you,
this candle says I miss you.
This candle is saying I remember you.

When I'm holding it toward heaven,
it feels like you are near.
If you're look down tonight ,
and see this candle burning bright,
It says I'm wishing you were here.

In the glow of this candle,
I can almost see your smile.
And it carries me away,
for a little while.
To another time,
another place,
When all it took to light up my world,
was your beautiful face.

This candle says I love you,
this candle says I miss you.
This candle is saying I remember you.

when I'm holding it toward heaven,
it feels like you are near.
If you're look down tonight ,
and see this candle burning bright,
It says I'm wishing you were here.

Some day some way I'll see you again.
I'll hold you in my heart until then
.
This candle says I love you,
this candle says I miss you.
This candle is saying I remember you.

When I'm holding it toward heaven,
it feels like you are near.
If you're look down tonight ,
and see this candle burning bright,
It says I'm wishing you were here.

If you're look down tonight ,
and see this candle burning bright,
It says I'm wishing you were here.

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) June 16, 2009

Never Be Forgotten


I’ll always see your face
The corner of your smile
And all the little things that no one will ever know
Like it was yesterday, won’t ever fade away
Goodbye is just a word that I will never say

You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You’re more than a memory
Oh you will never be forgotten

I can‘t hold your hand
Or look into your eyes
And when I talk to you
It just echoes in my mind
But If hearts are made of dust
And if we fell from the stars
I look up tonight and know just where you are

You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You’re more than a memory
Oh you will never be forgotten

And the world just keeps on going
It has no way of knowing
That you’re gone

You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You’re more than a memory
Oh you will never be forgotten

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) May 30, 2009

The Next Place

By Warren Hanson



The next place that I go

Will be as peaceful and familiar

As a sleepy summer Sunday

And a sweet, untroubled mind.

And yet . . .

It won't be anything like any place I've ever been. . .

Or seen. . . or even dreamed of

In the place I leave behind.

I won't know where I'm going,

And I won't know where I've been

As I tumble through the always

And look back toward the when.

I'll glide beyond the rainbows.

I'll drift above the sky.

I'll fly into the wonder, without ever wondering why.

I won't remember getting there.

Somehow I'll just arrive.

But I'll know that I belong there

And will feel much more alive

Than I have ever felt before.

I will be absolutely free of the things that I held onto

That were holding onto me.

The next place that I go

Will be so quiet and so still

That the whispered song of sweet belonging will rise up to fill

The listening sky with joyful silence,

And with unheard harmonies

Of music made by no one playing,

Like a hush upon breeze.

There will be no room for darkness in that place of living light,

Where an ever-dawning morning pushes back the dying night.

The very air will fill with brilliance, as the brightly shining sun

And the moon and half a million stars are married into one.

The next place that I go Won't really be a place at all.

There won't be any seasons --

Winter, summer, spring or fall --

Nor a Monday, Nor a Friday,

Nor December, Nor July.

And the seconds will be standing still. . .

While hours hurry by.

I will not be a boy or girl,

A woman or man.

I'll simply be just, simply, me.

No worse or better than.

My skin will not be dark or light.

I won't be fat or tall.

The body I once lived in

Won't be part of me at all.

I will finally be perfect.

I will be without a flaw.

I will never make one more mistake,

Or break the smallest law.

And the me that was impatient,

Or was angry, or unkind,

Will simply be a memory.

The me I left behind.

I will travel empty-handed.

There is not a single thing

I have collected in my life

That I would ever want to bring Except. . .

The love of those who loved me,

And the warmth of those who cared.

The happiness and memories

And magic that we shared.

Though I will know the joy of solitude. . .

I'll never be alone. I'll be embraced

By all the family and friends I've ever known.

Although I might not see their faces,

All our hearts will beat as one,

And the circle of our spirits

Will shine brighter than the sun.

I will cherish all the friendship I was fortunate to find,

All love and all the laughter in the place I leave behind.

All these good things will go with me.

They will make my spirit glow.

And that light will shine forever In the next place that I go.

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) May 22, 2009

In Loving Memory

We find an old photograph

and see your smile

As well feel your presence anew,

We are filled with warmth

and our hearts remember love.

We read an old card

sent many years ago

during a time of turmoil and confusion

The soothing words written then

still caress our spirits

And bring us peace.

We remember who you used to be

The laughter we shared

and wonder what you have become.

Where are you now,

Where did you go,

When the body is left behind

and the spirit is released to fly?

Perhaps you are the morning bird

singing joyfully at sunrise

or the butterfly that dances

so carelessly on the breeze

or the rainbow of colors

that brightens a stormy sky

or the fingers of afternoon mist

delicately reaching over the mountains

or the final few rays of the setting sun

lighting up the skies

edging the clouds with a magical glow

We miss your being

but we feel your presence

In whatever form you choose to take

however you now choose to be.

Your spirit has become for us

a guardian angel on high

guiding, advising and watching us.

We remember you.

You are with us

And we are not afraid.
With love Yvonne xx

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) May 17, 2009

When you feel most, that I am not here, you are not listening, for I am near,

Through your tears, I see your pain, But I have no fear, because heaven I have gained.

When you sleep, I kiss your cheek, because I know in your dreams, it is me you seek,

So do not wonder, where I am,

I am now in heaven, holding God's hand.

And just a breath away from you .....

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) May 15, 2009

To honour you

To honour you, I get up everyday and take a breath

And start another day without you in it.

To honour you, I laugh and love with those who knew your smile

and the way your eyes twinkled with mischief and secret knowledge

To honour you, I take the time to appreciate everyone I love

I know now there is no guarantee of days or hours spent in their presence.

To honour you I listen to music you would have liked

And sing at the tope of my lungs, with the windows rolled down.

To honour you I take chances, say what I feel hold nothing back

Risk making a fool of myself, dance every dance.

You were my light, my heart, my gift of love, from the very highest source.

So everyday, I vow to make a difference, share a smile, live, laugh and love.

Now I live for both of us, so all I do, I do to honour you.....

Love and God Bless.

Gail Danny'S Mum (Friend) May 9, 2009

Although you cannot see me
Don't believe that I am gone
My spirit still remains
To help you carry on.

Lift your hands to Heaven
And that glimpse of light you see
May be the hope you're seeking
Found inside of me.

A life may wane and wither
And eventually fade from view
The energy transforms to light
Still to be sensed by you.

Don't assume I cannot see you
Just because you can't see me
I'm standing right beside you
Where I always want to be.

Love and God Bless

Gail Danny'S Mum (Friend) April 30, 2009

AS WE GO ON... If we should awaken to find the world without you in it, the sun would never shine again so brightly. But we will go on... If we should never hear your spoken voice again, we will strive for the memory of each word that we have shared, and we will go on... If we should find ourselves alone in the darkness of the night, we will look toward the sky and find the star that glows with your presence, and feel you close to us. and we will go on... If we should find ourselves immobilized by our grief and loss we will reach out to those around us for the comfort that you can no longer physically give and accept that refuge as offered. and we will go on... If we should find as time passes that our thoughts of you no longer feel like a gaping well of sorrow, we will know that your unseen hand has helped to guide us to this place of comfort, and we will go on... and if we should blessedly grow to experience a life of contentment in a world without you in it. we will know without a doubt that grace walks with us always. As we go on....

Yvonne Richards Mum (Friend) April 29, 2009