Feel no guilt in laughter,
She knows how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile
that she’s not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever,
She would not want you to.
She’d hope that you would carry on
the way you always do.
So talk about the good times
and the ways you showed you cared.
The days you spent together,
All the happiness you shared.
Let the memories surround you,
A word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture
A time, an hour, a day.
That brings her back as clearly
As though she were still here,
And fills you with the feelings
That she is always near.
For if you keep those memories
You will never be apart
by Joan Walsh Anglund
