You have passed on, and traveled so far...
Do you hear the angels sing ? Is your name on a star ?
For you Irene, there was laughter and pain....
In having known you, it was all for my gain.
What is it like on the other shore
Where your eyes no longer cry,
and your knees hurt no more ?
You said that you were old and weary
and that your eyes were blurry
Now my eyes blur with tears
as I will miss you deeply
My tears fall
We spent the afternoons wiling away the day
When evening came, there was nothing left to say
Tell me what heaven is like....
are your favorite robins there ?
Do the flowers bloom....do the rivers flow ?
What is it like to live in God\'s light
where there is no more darkness or pain ?
Do you walk the streets of gold,
only to share in God\'s grace all over again ?
I wish you could have told me these things...
before you went away.
I\'ll see you one day after I am old.
I am told that my knees will begin to hurt
and I will feel weary.
My age will show, and my eyes will be blurry.
So I\'ll be seeing you one day,
where the birds always sing,
and the streets are made of gold.
I will miss you, Irene, dear friend
You were a constant in my life...
and I loved you
What can I say ...
Things were so different then...
Before you went away