Remembering You On Your Birthday

Many years of missed birthdays

Many years of missed joys

Of missed passions, of living, of loving

Many years have passed

Missing you, feeling you

Here but not here

Gone but not gone

Around but not around

Close yet so far

Feeling your presence

Yet missing you in the present

So near yet so far

At peace yet a piece of you is missing

For us left behind

Here, there, everywhere

A world away yet within the world

Always in our hearts

Always a part of us

Never to be forgotten

Never to be lost

For you live on in our memories

In our hearts, in our minds, in our souls

You are a part of us

We carry you within

Always held dearly

Always held closely

Always with love

The remembrances of days gone by

Of sharing, of living

Of laughing, of loving

An eternity ago but here for all eternity

You live on through us

For we remember the smile on your face

The twinkle in your eyes

The joy you shared

The love you spread

Never to be forgotten

Always to be cherished

Always to be remembered

Always is forever

We remember you forever and carry you in our hearts

In our minds, in our souls

You are a part of us that is forever entrenched

A bond never to be broken

A chain, a link

Connecting us for all eternity

Until we meet again

In love, in friendship

In joy, in healing

We are united

We are together

We are one

In spirit

In mind

In unity

Together as one
By Karen Hackel