Alexa's Memorial to Maria

          In Memory of You (Maria)

                I find an old photograph
                and see your smile.
                As I feel your presence anew,
                I am filled with warmth
                and my heart remembers love.

                I read an old card
                sent many years ago
                during a time of turmoil and confusion.
                The soothing words written then
                still caress my spirit
                and bring me peace.

                I remember who you used to be
                the laughter we shared
                and wonder what you have become.
                Where are you now,
                Where did you go,
                When the body is left behind
                and the spirit is released to fly?

                Perhaps you are the morning bird
                singing joyfully at sunrise,
                or the butterfly that dances
                so carelessly on the breeze
                or the rainbow of colors
                that brightens a stormy sky
                or the fingers of afternoon mist
                delicately reaching over the mountains
                or the final few rays of the setting sun
                lighting up the skies
                edging the clouds with a magical glow.

                I miss your being
                but I feel your presence,
                In whatever form you choose to take,
                however you now choose to be.

                Your spirit has become for me
                a guardian angel on high
                guiding, advising, and watching over me.

                I remember you.
                You are with me
                and I am not afraid.


                Author unknown
                sent in by Alexa