A Mother’s Farewell To Her Children

(Sympathy Poems Mom - Funeral Poems Mother)

When I must leave you for a while

Please do not grieve and shed wild tears

And hug your sorrow

To you through the years,

But start out bravely

With a gallant smile;

And for my sake

And in my name

Live on and of

All things the same,

Feed not your loneliness

On empty days,

But fill each waking hour

In useful ways,

Reach out your hand

In comfort and in cheer

And I in turn will comfort you

And hold you near;

And never, never

Be afraid to die,

For I am waiting

For you in the sky.