Telitha Jane (Lake) Rice
May 2, 1928
~
July 28, 2007
Once in every lifetime we are truely blessed.
God blessed us with a precious Mother.
Like a butterfly in flight
you graced our lives
Like the fawn leaves it footprints
on the newly fallen snow
You have left your footprints all over our hearts.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that swiftly blow.
I am the diamond glint
on newly fallen snow.
I am the sunlight
on ripened grain.
I am the soft and gentle autumn rain
When you wake from sleep in the early morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft, starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep.
KEEP MY MEMORY
Keep my memory with you,
For memories never die;
I will be there with you,
When you look across the sky.
I will be there in the clouds,
In the birds that fill the air;
In the beauty of a fragrant rose,
You will find my memory there.
You will feel me in the tenderness,
Of a tiny baby's touch;
You will hear me if you listen,
In the twilight's gentle hush.
When your hearts are heavy,
And you feel that you are alone;
Just reach down deep inside of you,
For your heart is now my home.
I will always be with you,
I will never go away;
For I will live on in your hearts,
Forever and a day.
Allison Chambers Coxsey
©1996 ~ All Rights Reserved
In Loving Memory Of
Mary Lynn is Telitha's Daughter