FOR PAM
PEOPLE COME INTO OUR LIVES
AND WE’RE FOREVER CHANGED
THEN A DAY ARRIVES AND WE MOVE ON
LIVES ARE REARRANGED
YOUR LIFE SO RICH AND VIBRANT
TOO SOON BECOMES THE PAST
GOLDEN DAYS WE SHARED TOGETHER
THEY’VE SLIPPED AWAY TOO FAST
HAPPILY OUR LIVES IN PARALLEL
ON A RARE SWEET STOCKBRIDGE HIGH
ENJOYING LIFE AND LIVING WELL
YOU’RE THERE ALWAYS IN MY MIND’S EYE
SADNESS REIGNS YOU’RE GONE FOREVER
WE SEE IN OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR
ALL THE GIFTS YOU SHARED WITH US
NEVER SO MUCH CLEARER
YOUR SOPHISTICATION
YOUR CALMNESS UNDER PRESSURE
YOUR GENTLE WAYS AND KINDNESS
AMONG YOUR GIFTS WE’LL TREASURE
YOU HELPED US ALL IN COUNTLESS WAYS
YOUR LIFE LIKE OURS AT TIMES A STRUGGLE
A MOM A FRIEND AND KIDS TO RAISE
MUCH TO RESOLVE MUCH TO JUGGLE
YOUR DEATH IS OUR REMINDER
THAT OUR DAYS ARE ALL FINITE
WE’LL HOLD ON TO YOUR SWEET SMILE
SEE YOU EVER IN THE BEST OF LIGHT
YOUR FRIENDS NOW CLOSE AND FAR AWAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENTLE WAY
FOR DEMONSTRATING HOW TO LIVE
HOW TO LOVE AND HOW TO GIVE
OUR LIVES TURNED OUT A MEASURE BETTER
BECAUSE YOU’VE COME OUR WAY
WE WISH YOU STAYED WITH US FOREVER
ALAS GOD’S TAKEN YOU AWAY
GOOD BYE DEAR PAMELA WE BID FAREWELL
WE’LL CARRY ON AS TIME WILL TELL
WITH YOU THERE ABOVE WE VISUALIZE
HEAVEN’S NOW MORE ORGANIZED
LIFE’S CURRENT FLOATS US ONWARD
TO PLACES WE NEVER KNOW
WHY DO PEOPLE WE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT
HAVE TO COME AND GO?
Copyright Brooks Bradbury / BrooksLooks, 2 August 2012
Brooks Bradbury 