Tabitha Ann Hartfield Tribute

I miss you more and more everyday... but I know your up there looking down on me! i love you tabitha! i wish i could have done more for you...

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took his hand when I heard his call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found the peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys-
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief
Lift up your hearts, and peace to thee-

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Anyone Know A Great Poem On Losing A Loved One?

Any poems on losing a loved one would be much appreciated!
whosurmama
05 Feb 2008 21:27 Flag




Note: My first answer was disapproved for "duplicate content"-- but these poems are 1) in the public domain (so they shouldn't be tagged or disapproved for duplicate content by BLurtit and they violate NO COPYRIGHT laws, and 2) They are not copied from another site.

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
… I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
… - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears of all my life! - and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.”

- E. B. Browning –


“Do not Stand at My Grave and Weep”

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

-Mary Elizabeth Frye-


For just a moment
I’m sure I saw a flicker of light ahead.
Perhaps it was your smile.
Though past now, remembered,
in my heart like the small sound of a butterfly passing by.
No night is so dark that can not be brightened with memories of you.
Raindrops carry along your blessings from heaven to wash away my tears and bring me hope anew.

Tabitha, I miss you dear heart. You were always such a pleasing child, a joy, always wearing a smile and lighting up the room with your sunshine, no matter what you were experiencing in your own life. I want to thank you for all the times you brightened up my day. I love you so much that sometimes I think my heart is going to break into a million peices. I can't stand the thought of Drue and Madi having to live their lives without you there, to hug and kiss them and brighten up their lives, the way you did mine. I don't know what all you went through on that last day, and I'm not sure who took your life, but I remember what all you went through leading up to that finale day and the fear I saw in your eyes. How you were able to continue smiling is beyond my realm of imagination. My only consolation in our loss of you is knowing that he won't ever harm you again. May God give me the strength to get through this, and to help me smile (just like you) so that I can try to brighten up Madi and Drue's lives.

I love you Tabby, forever and always.

I miss you so much.

Mom

my prayers go out to tabitha kids may everytime they are kissed good night they are told its from your mother how much shes loves them.i dont have a memory of her . her story touches my heart im a mother of 6 my request is that some one tells the kids the goodthings and she loves them.

Tabitha, we miss you. I wish you could have met Chrisitian. He will never be able to know what a special person you were. You could always make anyone laugh. You would always know what to say to brighten someone's day. Even in the worse situation you would find something to say or do to make everyone laugh or smile.

It is selfish to say that we wish you were here. Instead ,we should be saying that we wish we were in Heaven with you. A place where there is no more tears and no more pain. A place where there is only joy and happiness.

We will see you on the other side.

We love and miss you,
John, Alison, and Chrisitian