This is a poem that was given to me during the loss of my brother and I want to share it with you Nikki.
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It seems where ever I go,
People come into my life
Or go out of it...leaving me
Only a memory, touching me
Where I can feel it and
I wasn't through knowing them
How do I halt my life to gather
And keep those around me that
I've known and loved?
How do I know I am seeing you
For the last time?
And how do you keep fairy tales
From losing their magic?
And so ends an exciting chapter
Of our lives, but also begins another chapter.
And though we must part,
We know we can always return to keep
Fondly through the gold bound leaves
Of our memory.
For fairy tales are the happiest
Stories we read,
And good books are made of little chapters.
There remains so much to say,
Yet nothing that really needs saying,
You already know.
Forgive the tears... they are only bits
of selfishness that can be contained no longer.
I only wish to keep you a little longer,
Within the boundaries of my immediate life.
And so thank you for
touching my life
For letting me know you
And love you...
Author Unknown
Jane Davis
22nd December 2010