Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Dad's Favorite Poem

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free

I'm following the path God chose for me.

I took His hand when I heard him 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've now found peace at the end of day.

If my parting has left a void,

The 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

Look for the sunshine of tomorrow.

My life's been full, I savored much;

Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.

Perhaps my time seems all to brief;

Don't lengthen your pain with undue grief.


Lift up  your heart and peace to thee,

God wanted me now-He set me free


Howard Clinton Smith Sr.

Born -  August 29, 1947 / Hughes, Arkansas

Died -  March 4, 2014 / West Memphis, Arkansas


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