You used to cry so much at Christmas time,
and now those shoes are on our feet instead,
because there's great sadness in our hearts,
and there's still so much left to be said.
So, he set off on this wonderful new adventure,
because he?d listened to what the angel had said,
?Now, where on Earth can I find these pearls of wisdom??
?I know, I?ll start looking in an oyster bed?.
And please don't think that she's not here with us,
she's alive and well, her spirit lives on, inside of us all,
and I think it's quite simple, her work on Earth was done,
and it was just time for Angel (NAME) to answer her call.
Because they were always there for us
and Christmas will never be the same again,
maybe not until we are all once more together,
some day in the future, sometime when.
But I also know that you like to travel,
so now, you're really able to stretch your wings,
and from now on, whenever I hear loud, country music
I'll close my eyes and just imagine how my angel sings.
Sleep well, our trusted and valued angel,
because you're good tired, you've deserved your sleep,
just know that every moment we've shared has been precious,
and those memories, we'll treasure and always keep.
The greatest Christmas stocking ever,
was not the one filled with my favourite toy,
instead, it was beautifully filled by you,
and you filled my life with happiness and joy.
And it's about now that we should skywards,
and think of your little angel, in the heavens above,
because I know we've been blessed to have shared him,
I know that we've been blessed with his love.
It wasn't until Christmas of that year,
that was when I started to see a little common sense,
you came around for a chat and a coffee,
although I'll admit, things were still rather tense.
I wish you both so much happiness,
and the best of what life has in store,
I wish you plenty of Christmas stockings,
and I wish you love, always and for evermore.
(NAME) got to hear his first R rated word,
Dad used to fix everything, this time it was the brakes,
and then there was the full shaped Christmas tree,
and you should see the lemon meringue pie mother bakes.
I'll never forget the 23 years of Christmas gifts,
and shopping at JC Penney will never again, be the same,
I think I'll wear her favorite green and pink shirt,
I might even wear it to a basketball game.
I could go on about Thanksgivings and Christmas's,
evening trips to Thrifty and the best ice cream cones,
but I really want to talk about my parents,
even though Dad doesn?t say much, when anybody phones.
And maybe God had bigger plans for him,
maybe God had already discovered his honest worth,
and maybe he thought he'd make a better angel,
maybe he'd already served his purpose on Planet Earth.
Because we know you've asked "what was your purpose?",
well, we know why God placed you with us, with those gentle hands,
because He gave us a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a friend,
but he also gave us an Earth angel, one that everybody understands.
You came into the World during Christmas 2004,
but then literally, you had to take a life flight,
we all had to drive 2 hours to get there,
and that was only the start of a very long night.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
Because we're sure the Lord will have his arms open for you,
He'll send a special caring angel to gently lay you at His feet,
the other angels will clap their wings with joy, the stars will bow,
and the golden paves will shine and twinkle on every street.
Her Christmas spaghetti was legendary,
her front bedroom was where I spent my "time out",
she was often strict with me, just to be kind,
she certainly taught me what love is all about.
We know that we've been blessed to have shared you,
we know that we've been blessed with your love,
and now it's your time, because when God calls,
every angel must fly to the heavens above.
By that Fall, they decided to get married,
and dreams do come true on Christmas Eve,
and their close friends and family witnessed it all,
no Santa Claus but their own dream to believe.
Then one night he fell fitfully asleep,
and in his dreams, an angel appeared as a star,
and she said: ?Eddie, stop that worrying,
do you know just how beautiful you really are??
Seattle was so very special this year,
I really enjoyed being with your family at Christmas time,
I felt the warmth, the love the bond,
and I also felt the reason in this rhyme.
Actually, on second thoughts,
maybe, you're an angel in disguise,
if you started to sprout a halo and wings,
although startling, it would come as no surprise.
I remember dinner with dad after a little league championship,
I'll never forget him saying "I'm proud of you, son",
and we've had so many great hectic, stressful family times,
but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, how else does dinner get done?.
And I?ll never forget our Christmas times,
especially that feeling on Christmas Eve,
Dad with his food, Mom with her vodka
and we went to sleep with a dream to believe.
Christmas was always my favourite time,
you could feel something special in the air,
and I just want to look back and remember,
because I have a memory to share.
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