Our hearts are sad and empty <br />Since you went away <br />The sadness stays within us <br />With every passing day. <br /> <br />We do not know why golden hearts <br />So soon were called to rest; <br />Did God break our hearts to prove to us <br />He only wants the best. <br /> <br />We know that heaven holds you, <br />And angels you are now <br />God must have needed you <br />More than us somehow. <br /> <br />We think of you as we did before <br />The years have not erased <br />The images in our hearts and minds <br />Of each sweet and loving face. <br /> <br />We shall always remember <br />The days when you were here! <br />In our hearts are memories <br />So precious and so dear. <br /> <br />In our hearts there is a place <br />No one else can ever fill; <br />In life we loved you dearly <br />In death we love you still. <br /> <br />Someday we hope to join you <br />On heaven's faraway shore <br />Where no goodby tears are needed, <br />And parting is no more.<br /><br />Richard Netherland Cook<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dear-mom-and-dad-3/
