Memories of my Sister My Friend

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MEMORIES OF MY SISTER MY FRIEND

BY JUDITH JOYCE

I stood in the silent Chapel

In the mist of the quite throng

One minute of silence had just begun

 At the close of the sacred Song.

Thoughts of my sister came flooding back

As I stood with my head hung low

Of every thing she meant to me

And how I loved her so

The memories that made me laugh

But some that made me cry

We planned so much together

Why did she have to die?

I still can hear the way she used to laugh

The way she used to smile

The funny stories that she told

That lasted quite a while.

I miss our get together's

And the lunches that we shared

The joyous family outings

Showing just how much we cared.

If only we could turn back time

And let our memories live again

For now that she has gone

Things are really not the same.

Then to ease my grief I start to think

She is not really truly gone

For if we keep her in our Hearts

Her memory will linger on.

So now I stand in the quite Chapel 

Smiling through me tears

She will be with us forever

Lasting through the coming years.

Dedicated to my sister Elizabeth (Betty) who died of cancer aged 69