And This With Love (a poem for eulogies)

Even as I dwelt among you
I knew the time would come
to close a chapter I had opened
on life and all things done.
Knowing that my days were counted
I chose my life to be
a reflection of my spirit's calling
through friends and family.
I called all I met a special friend
and all I loved my own.
I knew that when we bonded in love
we never walked alone.
I lived my life with full acceptance
of the joy I knew was mine -
that by giving of myself to others
God's light in us would shine.
I chose all manners of expression
in the things I loved to do
and the sharing of each moment
was special between me and you.
And so with love I lived
and now with love it ends
and too with love I say farewell
to my family and my friends.
But don't think that I have left you
for in you I'll always be
a spark of light, a touch of love
and a living memory.
I have no regrets in passing
now that my time on earth is done
for in this walk with God I know
my journey has just begun.
This is my greatest walk in life;
my spirit free to roam,
with life more than I ever knew
as now I journey home.

(c) 12/09/2006