Reflection after the funeral of Georgie Karusky...
Touched by so many who showed their tremendous love and grief at the
passing of their loved one, friend, student, classmate, team-mate, neighbor,
acquaintance, etc. I came across a poem that may give us comfort, courage, and a challenge for the days ahead...
Requiem
The mem'ries always linger
In the shadows of the mind.
The pain is always present
As life and death unwind.
The past is not forgotten
When it's a part of you
And a torch burns for others
Whose dreams did not come true.
It hurts to lose a loved one
Whose flower never bloomed,
But dreams can be reborn
If by you they are assumed.
The flame of life may flicker
Or become mere residue,
But it cannot be extinguished
If it brightly burns in you.
Clay Harrison