Our time on Earth is short and brief,
Our parting causes loved ones grief,
My mortal shell has passed and gone,
Though my immortal soul, shall journey on.

From earliest of days, my life I’ve shared
I’ve laughed and cried, with love I’ve cared,
I’ve raised a family, they do me proud,
I can hold my head high in any crowd.

You see today through teary eye,
Sadness wells, I know not why,
My life on Earth was not so sad,
So think of me in moments glad.

A funeral day is all remorse,
A mournful day, I know of course,
But life was bright, always jolly,
So think of happiness, not melancholy.

No days went by without my smile,
So think of me and pause a while,
Don’t think of me when sadness looms,
But smile for me when laughter booms.

To you today I leave this phrase,
My time on Earth you can’t erase,
My time on Earth was done you see,
So raise those smiles, no tears for me.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation
2014