Grateful Traveler
Remember me, with a smile not sorrow.
My time here on earth was brief,
but oh how much I lived.
I filled each day with purpose
and tried my best to give
a little piece of who I am
to everyone I knew.
And I found in doing so
the love inside me grew.
But a body has its limits and now I need to rest.
My spirit lives forever though and I have been truly blessed.
I left my mark upon the world and in my little girl.
And what more could I ask of life
than to let me be true to myself,
and when it was my time to go
be proud of who I was?
So bid me not to stay, now that my work here is done.
Let me fly free and in remembering me
Share in my journey as I shared in yours.
I am a grateful traveler.
I was only passing through.
But if you keep me in your heart,
I will always live in you.
Everyone already said that this is beautiful and touching and appropriate and inspired.
I can only add that I cried as I read it, hearing Heath's voice saying those very words, seeing his smiling face, and Ennis and William Thatcher.
Thank you Barb. I have not had a dream of Heath or Ennis as many of you have had. But I would not be surprised, if recalling these lines as I fall asleep tonight, I should see Heath in my dreams. I am grateful for your words, and to share in his journey.