Three years

December 26, 1961 - March 1, 2007

She is Gone

You can shed tears that she is gone

Or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes & pray that she will come back

Or you can open your eyes & see all that she has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her

Or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow & live yesterday

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her & only that she is gone

Or you can cherish her memory & let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty & turn your back,

Or you can do what she would want:

smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

--David Harkins