GONE? by sandra williams-- a poem.

sandra williams of gilbertsville recently offered this poem to share about a very close friend of hers who passed away this winter.

since it is said that butterflies carry messages to the other side, i felt this local photograph below, from time spent with ron richael, a butterfly expert in pottstown, served fittingly with sandra's poem which is below. the idea of being able to voice what we want to say to those we've loved, in the depths of our grief, could very well live along the edge of a butterfly's wing.

GONE?
By Sandra Williams

I want to text you
Call you
Hear your voice
See your face
Be with you
If only to go with you to one more chemo treatment

Now you are gone
In a cold grave
That part of YOU—the earthly part

But the SPIRIT in YOU—the part that
Thought, felt and did
Taught, learned and cared
And GAVE as mother, wife, daughter and friend

Is that gone too—somewhere?

I do not know
Oh, me of little faith

I do know that what you left behind
And what you took with you
REMAINS—I believe that

Its name is LOVE