This is how I want to remember our girl.

That happy, smiling face,

enjoying being part of a loving family. 

Beyond The Rainbow

As much as I loved the life we had 

nd all the times we played,

I was so very tired and knew my time

on earth would fade.

I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's

trouble-free

Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.

I saw the most beautiful rainbow,

and on the other side

Were meadows rich and beautiful--

lush and green and wide!

And running through the meadows as

far as the eye could see

Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be!

My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed

and new

And I wanted to go run with them,

but I had something  left to do.

I  needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm

alright

That this place is truly wonderful, then a bright

Glow pierced the night.

'Twas the Glow of many Candles shining bright

and strong and bold

And I knew then that I held your love in its

brilliant shades of gold.

For although we may not be together in the way

we used to be,

We are still connected by a cord no eye can see.

So when you need to find me,

we're never far apart

If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen

with your heart.

By Cate Guyan 1995