posted February 22, 2004 06:42 PM
The shining light throughout our lives
is not extinguished as our earthly time ends,
The beacon burns with effervescence
and illuminates with splendor for eternity.
Love radiates from within,
stays inside the hearts and souls of those we know;
The gift of love is shared and recalled,
and discovers home within our cherished memories.
Oh, sweet memories–oh, sweet love,
which we hold so dear to our hearts–
stamped into our consciousness,
flowing through the veins of time,
coming to a halt now and then
to present themselves again.
Oh, sweet memories–oh, sweet love,
come forward with abounding grace–
with all your mighty power
bloom in full expression;
expand, enthrall, and overflow,
as we claim you–always ours.
–Linda Pendleton
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"The universe is the unity of all things. If one recognizes his identity with this unity, then the parts of his body mean no more to him than so much dirt, and death and life, end and beginning, disturb his tranquillity no more than the succession of day and night." --Chuang Tzu